New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 9
Egyptian Livestock Die
1Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Goבֹּ֖אbo'H935to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to him, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: “LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,so that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647Me.
3beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will comeהוֹיָ֗הho.YahH1961witha veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966severeכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515plagueדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698on your livestockבְּמִקְנְךָ֙be.mik.ne.ChaH4735whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,on the horsesבַּסּוּסִ֤יםba.su.SimH5483,on the donkeysבַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙ba.cha.mo.RimH2543,on the camelsבַּגְּמַלִּ֔יםba.ge.ma.LimH1581,on the herdsבַּבָּקָ֖רba.ba.KarH1241,and on the flocksוּבַצֹּ֑אןu.va.TzonH6629.
4But the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will makeH6395aH6395distinctionH6395betweenH996the livestockמִקְנֵ֣הmik.NehH4735of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the livestockמִקְנֵ֣הmik.NehH4735of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, so thatnothingוְלֹ֥א דָּבָֽר׃ve.Lo' da.VarH3808H1697will dieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605that belongs to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”’”
6So the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697on the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283, andallכֹּ֖לkolH3605the livestockמִקְנֵ֣הmik.NehH4735of EgyptH4714diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191;but not oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259of the livestockוּמִמִּקְנֵ֥הu.mi.mik.NehH4735of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478diedמֵ֥תmetH4191.
7And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547sentH7971men, and they learned that,beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009,not evenעַד־'ad-H5704oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259of the livestockמִמִּקְנֵ֥הmi.mik.NehH4735of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478was deadמֵ֛תmetH4191. Butthe heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547washardenedוַיִּכְבַּד֙vai.yikh.BadH3513,and he did not letH7971the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971goH7971.
The Plague of Boils
8Then the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, “Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947for yourselves handfulsמְלֹ֣א חָפְנֵיכֶ֔םme.Lo' cha.fe.nei.KhemH4393H2651of sootפִּ֖יחַPi.achH6368from a kilnכִּבְשָׁ֑ןkiv.ShanH3536,and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872shall tossוּזְרָק֥וֹu.ze.ra.KoH2236it toward the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.
9Then it will becomeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961fine dustלְאָבָ֔קle.'a.VakH80overH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and will turnוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961intoboilsלִשְׁחִ֥יןlish.ChinH7822breakingפֹּרֵ֛חַpo.Re.achH6524outH6524with soresאֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֖ת'a.va'.bu.'OtH76on everypersonהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120and animalהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”
10So they tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947sootפִּ֣יחַPi.achH6368from a kilnהַכִּבְשָׁ֗ןha.kiv.ShanH3536,and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872tossedוַיִּזְרֹ֥קvai.yiz.RokH2236it toward the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064,and it becameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961boilsשְׁחִין֙she.ChinH7822breakingפֹּרֵ֕חַpo.Re.achH6524outH6524with soresאֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֔ת'a.va'.bu.'OtH76on everypersonבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and animalוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.
11The soothsayerH2748priestsH2748couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201not standלַעֲמֹ֛דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440of the boilsהַשְּׁחִ֑יןha.she.ChinH7822,for the boilsהַשְּׁחִ֔יןha.she.ChinH7822were on the soothsayerH2748priestsH2748as well as on allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the EgyptiansH4714.
13Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Riseהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925upH7925earlyH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and standוְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בve.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: “LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,so that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647Me.
14For thisH2088timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471I am going to sendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605My plaguesמַגֵּפֹתַי֙ma.ge.fo.TaiH4046on you and your servantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and your peopleוּבְעַמֶּ֑ךָu.ve.'a.Me.khaH5971,soH5668thatH5668you may knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that thereH369isH369noH369oneH369likeכָּמֹ֖נִיka.Mo.niH3644Me in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
16But indeedוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,for thisH2088reasonבַּעֲב֥וּרba.'a.VurH5668I have allowed you toremainהֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָhe.'e.mad.Ti.khaH5975,in orderבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668to showהַרְאֹתְךָ֣har.'o.te.KhaH7200you My powerכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581and inH4616orderH4616toH4616proclaimסַפֵּ֥רsa.PerH5608My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
The Plague of Hail
18BeholdH2009,about this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279, I willsendמַמְטִיר֙mam.TirH4305a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966heavyכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515hailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259,suchאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834as has not beenהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961seenin Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714from the dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117it was foundedהִוָּסְדָ֖הhi.va.se.DahH3245untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258.
19So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,sendשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7971word,bringH5756your livestockמִקְנְךָ֔mik.ne.ChaH4735and whateverכָּל־kol-H3605H834you have in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704toH5756safetyH5756.Everyכָּל־kol-H3605personהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120and animalוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929that is foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶ֗הva.sa.DehH7704and is not broughtיֵֽאָסֵף֙ye.'a.SefH622homeהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,when the hailהַבָּרָ֖דha.ba.RadH1259comesוְיָרַ֧דve.ya.RadH3381downH3381on them, will dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.”’”
20EveryoneamongH4480the servantsמֵֽעַבְדֵ֖יme.'av.DeiH5650of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547whofearedH3372the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hurriedH5127toH5127bringH5127his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650and his livestockמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735intoאֶל־'el-H413the housesהַבָּתִּֽים׃ha.ba.TimH1004;
22Now the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmo.shehH4872, “ReachH5186outH5186with your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027towardH5921the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, so thathailבָרָ֖דva.RadH1259may fallוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961on allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, on everypersonהָאָדָ֣םha.'a.DamH120and animalהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929,and on everyכָּל־kol-H3605plantעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,throughout the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”
23So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872reachedH5186outH5186with his staffמַטֵּהוּ֮ma.te.HuH4294towardH5921the skyהַשָּׁמַיִם֒ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,and the Lordוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068sentנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414thunderקֹלֹת֙ko.LotH6963andhailוּבָרָ֔דu.va.RadH1259,and fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784ranוַתִּ֥הֲלַךְva.Ti.ha.lakhH1980downto the earthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776.And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068rainedוַיַּמְטֵ֧רvai.yam.TerH4305hailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259on the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
24So there was hailבָרָ֔דva.RadH1259,and fireוְאֵ֕שׁve.'EshH784flashingH3947intermittentlyH3947in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the hailהַבָּרָ֑דha.ba.RadH1259, which wasveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966heavyכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515,suchאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834as had not occurredH1961in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714sinceH3975it becameH1961a nationלְגֽוֹי׃le.GoyH1471.
25The hailהַבָּרָ֜דha.ba.RadH1259struckוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221everythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605that was in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704through allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from peopleמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120to animalsבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929;the hailהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259also struckהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605plantעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,and shatteredשִׁבֵּֽר׃shi.BerH7665everyכָּל־kol-H3605treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704.
27Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971for Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֣הle.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֔ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I have sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398thisH6471timeהַפָּ֑עַםha.Pa.'amH6471;the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is the righteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662oneH6662,and I and my peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971are the wickedH7563onesH7563.
28Pleadהַעְתִּ֙ירוּ֙ha'.Ti.ruH6279with the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,for there has been enoughוְרַ֕בve.RavH7227of God’sאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430thunderקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963and hailוּבָרָ֑דu.va.RadH1259; andI will letH7971you goוַאֲשַׁלְּחָ֣הva.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971,and you shall stayלַעֲמֹֽד׃la.'a.ModH5975noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808longerתֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.FunH3254.”
29Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “As soon as I goH3318outH3318of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, I willspreadאֶפְרֹ֥שׂ'ef.RosH6566outH6566myhandsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; thethunderהַקֹּל֣וֹתha.ko.LotH6963will ceaseיֶחְדָּל֗וּןyech.da.LunH2308and there will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerע֔וֹדodH5750be hailוְהַבָּרָד֙ve.ha.ba.RadH1259,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045thatthe earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is the Lord’sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.
33So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872leftוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892from his meetingwith Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547,and spreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566outH6566hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and thethunderהַקֹּלוֹת֙ha.ko.lOtH6963and the hailוְהַבָּרָ֔דve.ha.ba.RadH1259stoppedוַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּvai.yach.de.LuH2308,and rainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306noלֹא־lo'-H3808longer pouredנִתַּ֥ךְni.TakhH5413on the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
34But when Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the rainהַמָּטָ֧רha.ma.TarH4306and the hailוְהַבָּרָ֛דve.ha.ba.RadH1259and thethunderוְהַקֹּלֹ֖תve.ha.ko.LotH6963had stoppedחָדַ֨לcha.DalH2308,he sinnedלַחֲטֹ֑אla.cha.To'H2398againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254andhardenedוַיַּכְבֵּ֥דvai.yakh.BedH3513his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820,he and his servantsוַעֲבָדָֽיו׃va.'a.va.DavH5650.
35So Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820washardenedוַֽיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he did not letH7971the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971,justH3512asH3512theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.
Commentaries on Exodus 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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