New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 9:1-7

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.

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