New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 8:28-32

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.

32But Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547hardenedוַיַּכְבֵּ֤דvai.yakh.BedH3513his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820thisH2088timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571, andhe did not letH7971the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971.

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