New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 8:6-17

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.

15But when PharaohH6547sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that there was reliefהָֽרְוָחָ֔הha.re.va.ChahH7309, hehardenedוְהַכְבֵּד֙ve.hakh.BedH3513his heartH3820anddid not listenH8085to them, justH3512asH3512the LordH3068had saidH1696.

16Then the LordH3068saidH559to MosesH4872, “SayH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Extendנְטֵ֣הne.TehH5186your staffמַטְּךָ֔ma.te.KhaH4294and strikeוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that it may turnוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961intognatsלְכִנִּ֖םle.khi.NimH3654through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’”

17They didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵ֗ןKhenH3651;and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175extendedוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186his handיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027with his staffבְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ve.ma.Te.huH4294and struckוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and there weregnatsהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654on everypersonבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and animalוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929.Allכָּל־kol-H3605the dustעֲפַ֥ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776turnedH1961intognatsכִנִּ֖יםkhi.NimH3654through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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