New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 8:25-29

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.”

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