New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 9:1-4

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.”’”

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