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Exodus 8:1-6

1Then the LordH3068saidH559to MosesH4872, “Goבֹּ֖אbo'H935to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547and sayH559to him, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the LordH3068saysH559: “LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,so that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647Me.

2But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you refuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to letH7971themgoלְשַׁלֵּ֑חַle.sha.Le.achH7971,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I am going to strikeנֹגֵ֛ףno.GefH5062your entireכָּל־kol-H3605territoryגְּבוּלְךָ֖ge.vu.le.KhaH1366with frogsH6854.

3The Nileהַיְאֹר֮hay.'OrH2975willswarmוְשָׁרַ֣ץve.sha.RatzH8317with frogsH6854,which will comeוְעָלוּ֙ve.'a.LuH5927upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927and goוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935into your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,and into your bedroomוּבַחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖u.va.cha.Dar mish.ka.ve.KhaH2315 H4904and on your bedמִטָּתֶ֑ךָmi.ta.Te.khaH4296,and into the housesוּבְבֵ֤יתu.ve.VeitH1004of your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and on your peopleוּבְעַמֶּ֔ךָu.ve.'a.Me.khaH5971,and into your ovensוּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָu.ve.ta.nu.Rei.khaH8574and kneadingוּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃u.ve.mish.'a.ro.Tei.khaH4863bowlsH4863.

4So the frogsH6854will comeH5927upH5927on you, your peopleH5971,and on allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.”’”

5Then the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidH559to MosesH4872, “SayH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Extendנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186your handיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027with your staffבְּמַטֶּ֔ךָbe.ma.Te.khaH4294overH5921the riversהַ֨נְּהָרֹ֔תha.ne.ha.RotH5104,overH5921thestreamsH2975,and overH5921the poolsהָאֲגַמִּ֑יםha.'a.ga.MimH98,and make frogsH6854comeH5927upH5927on the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’”

6So Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175extendedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027overעַ֖ל'alH5921the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and thefrogsהַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַha.tze.far.De.a'H6854cameH5927upH5927and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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