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Exodus 8:2-14

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.

7However,the soothsayerH2748priestsH2748didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213the sameכֵ֥ןkhenH3651with their secretH3909artsH3909,making frogsH6854comeH5927upH5927on the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8Then PharaohH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for MosesH4872and AaronH175and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Pleadהַעְתִּ֣ירוּha'.Ti.ruH6279with the LordH3068to removeוְיָסֵר֙ve.ya.SerH5493the frogsH6854from me and from my peopleוּמֵֽעַמִּ֑יu.me.'a.MiH5971; andI will letH7971the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goוַאֲשַׁלְּחָה֙va.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971,so that they may sacrificeוְיִזְבְּח֖וּve.yiz.be.ChuH2076to the LordH3068.”

9And MosesH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֮le.far.'OhH6547, “TheH6286honorH6286isH6286yoursH6286to tell me: whenלְמָתַ֣י׀le.ma.TaiH4970shall I pleadאַעְתִּ֣יר'a'.TirH6279for you and your servantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and your peopleוּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔u.le.'a.me.KhaH5971,that the frogsH6854be destroyedלְהַכְרִית֙le.hakh.RitH3772from you and your housesH1004, thatthey be leftתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604onlyH7534in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975?”

10Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Tomorrowלְמָחָ֑רle.ma.CharH4279.”So he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “May it beaccording to your wordכִּדְבָ֣רְךָ֔kid.Va.re.khaH1697,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that thereH369isH369noH369oneH369like the Lordכַּיהוָ֥הka.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11Thefrogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854will departוְסָר֣וּve.sa.RuH5493from you and your housesוּמִבָּ֣תֶּ֔יךָu.mib.Ba.Tei.khaH1004,and from your servantsוּמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.me.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and your peopleוּמֵעַמֶּ֑ךָu.me.'a.Me.khaH5971;they will be leftתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604onlyH7534in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975.”

12Then MosesH4872and AaronH175wentH3318outH3318from Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, andMosesH4872criedH6817outH6817to the LordH3068concerningעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He hadinflictedשָׂ֥םsamH7760upon Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

13The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854diedוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191out of the housesהַבָּתִּ֥יםha.ba.TimH1004,the courtyardsהַחֲצֵרֹ֖תha.cha.tze.RotH2691,and the fieldsהַשָּׂדֹֽת׃ha.sa.DotH7704.

14So they piledוַיִּצְבְּר֥וּvai.yitz.be.RuH6651them in heapsH2563,and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776stankוַתִּבְאַ֖שׁva.tiv.'AshH887.

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