New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 9:1-13

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.

2Forifאִם־'im-H518you refuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to letH7971themgoלְשַׁלֵּ֑חַle.sha.Le.achH7971andcontinueוְעוֹדְךָ֖ve.'od.KhaH5750to holdמַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.ZikH2388them,

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.VarH3808 H1697will dieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605that belongs to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”’”

5And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a definiteH4150timeמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

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.

8Then the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, “Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947for yourselves handfulsמְלֹ֣א חָפְנֵיכֶ֔םme.Lo' cha.fe.nei.KhemH4393 H2651of 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.NeiH4480 H6440of the boilsהַשְּׁחִ֑יןha.she.ChinH7822,for the boilsהַשְּׁחִ֔יןha.she.ChinH7822were on the soothsayerH2748priestsH2748as well as on allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the EgyptiansH4714.

12Butthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and he did not listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to them, justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

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.

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