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Exodus 8:21-31

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.

23I willputוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760a divisionפְדֻ֔תfe.DutH6304betweenH996My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971and your peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971.Tomorrowלְמָחָ֥רle.ma.CharH4279thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226will occurיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961.”’”

24Then the LordH3068didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651. Andthickכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515swarmsעָרֹ֣בa.RoH6157ofH6157fliesH6157enteredוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935the houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004of PharaohH6547and the housesוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,and the landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776waslaidH7843wasteH7843becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the swarmsהֶעָרֹֽב׃he.'a.RoH6157ofH6157fliesH6157in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

25Then PharaohH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for MosesH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175and saidH559, “Goלְכ֛וּle.KhuH1980,sacrificeH2076to your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֖םle.lo.hei.KhemH430within the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

26But MosesH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It isH3559not permissibleH3559for usto doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588we will sacrificeנִזְבַּ֖חniz.BachH2076to the LordH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430that which isan abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005we sacrificeנִזְבַּ֞חniz.BachH2076that which is an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,will they not stoneיִסְקְלֻֽנוּ׃yis.ke.Lu.nuH5619us?

27We must goנֵלֵ֖ךְne.LekhH1980athreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057and sacrificeוְזָבַ֙חְנוּ֙ve.za.Vach.nuH2076to the LordH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,justH3512asH3512Hecommandsיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559us.”

28PharaohH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will letאֲשַׁלַּ֤ח'a.sha.LachH7971you goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971,so that you may sacrificeוּזְבַחְתֶּ֞םu.ze.vach.TemH2076to the Lordלַיהוָ֤הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057;onlyH7534you shall not goלָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetH1980veryהַרְחֵ֥קhar.ChekH7368farתַרְחִ֖יקוּtar.Chi.kuH7368away.Pleadהַעְתִּ֖ירוּha'.Ti.ruH6279for me.”

29Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I am going to leaveיוֹצֵ֤אyo.Tze'H3318 H4480you, and I will pleadוְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.ha'.tar.TiH6279with the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that the swarmsהֶעָרֹ֗בhe.'a.RoH6157ofH6157fliesH6157may departוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493from Pharaohמִפַּרְעֹ֛הmi.par.'OhH6547,from his servantsמֵעֲבָדָ֥יוme.'a.va.DavH5650,and from his peopleוּמֵעַמּ֖וֹu.me.'a.MoH5971tomorrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279;onlyH7534do not let Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547dealH8524deceitfullyH8524againיֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3254in not lettingH7971the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goשַׁלַּ֣חsha.LachH7971to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.”

30SoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872leftוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318 H4480Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547and pleadedוַיֶּעְתַּ֖רvai.ye'.TarH6279with the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872askedכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697,and removedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493the swarmsהֶעָרֹ֔בhe.'a.RoH6157ofH6157fliesH6157from Pharaohמִפַּרְעֹ֖הmi.par.'OhH6547,from his servantsמֵעֲבָדָ֣יוme.'a.va.DavH5650,and from his peopleוּמֵעַמּ֑וֹu.me.'a.MoH5971;not oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259remainedנִשְׁאַ֖רnish.'ArH7604.

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