New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 7:8-13

8Now the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“Whenכִּי֩kiH3588Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547speaksיְדַבֵּ֨רye.da.BerH1696to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Workתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414a miracleמוֹפֵ֑תmo.FetH4159,’then you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Takeקַ֧חkachH3947your staffמַטְּךָ֛ma.te.KhaH4294and throwוְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.hash.LekhH7993itdownH7993beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547, so thatit may turnיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961into a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.’”

10So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and soכֵ֔ןKhenH3651they didוַיַּ֣עַשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suH6213,justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680;and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175threwH7993his staffמַטֵּ֗הוּma.Te.huH4294downוַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993beforeH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֛הfar.'OhH6547andhis servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650, and itturnedוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961into a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

11Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547alsoגַּם־gam-H1571calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121for thewiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450menH2450and thesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784,and they tooגַם־gam-H1571, thesoothsayerH2748priestsH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the sameכֵּֽן׃KenH3651withtheir secretH3909artsH3909.

12For eachH376oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376threwH7993downוַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vai.yash.Li.khuH7993his staffמַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.huH4294,and they turnedוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961into serpentsלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577.But Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175staffמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294swallowedוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104their staffsמַטֹּתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.

13YetPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he did not listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to them, justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

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