New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 8:18-22

18The soothsayerH2748priestsH2748triedוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213with their secretH3909artsH3909to produceלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318gnatsהַכִּנִּ֖יםha.ki.NimH3654, butthey couldיָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luH3201not; so there weregnatsהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654on everypersonבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and animalוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

19Then the soothsayerH2748priestsH2748saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “Thisהִ֑ואhi'H1931is the fingerאֶצְבַּ֥ע'etz.Ba'H676of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.”But Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he did not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to them, justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

20Then the LordH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Riseהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925earlyH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242and presentוְהִתְיַצֵּב֙ve.hit.ya.TzevH3320yourself beforeH6440PharaohH6547, ashe comesH3318outH3318to the waterהַמָּ֑יְמָהha.Ma.ye.mahH4325;and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the LordH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,so that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647Me.

21For ifאִם־'im-H518you are not going to letH7971My peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971goמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971,beholdH2009,I will sendמַשְׁלִ֨יחַmash.Li.achH7971swarmsהֶעָרֹ֑בhe.'a.RoH6157ofH6157fliesH6157on you and on your servantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֧יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and on your peopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֛u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971,and into your housesוּבְבָתֶּ֖יךָu.ve.va.Tei.khaH1004;and the housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of the EgyptiansH4714will be fullוּמָ֨לְא֜וּu.Mal.'UH4390of swarmsהֶ֣עָרֹ֔בhe.'a.RoH6157ofH6157fliesH6157,and alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they live.

22But on that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117I will setH6395apartH6395the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971arelivingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975,so that noלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115swarmsעָרֹ֑בa.RoH6157ofH6157fliesH6157will be thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,inH4616orderH4616thatH4616you may knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045thatI, the LordH3068,am in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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