New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 9:13-16

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.

15For had I nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258putH7971outH7971My handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027and struckוָאַ֥ךְva.'AkhH5221you and your peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971with plagueבַּדָּ֑בֶרba.Da.verH1698,you would then have been eliminatedוַתִּכָּחֵ֖דva.ti.ka.ChedH3582from the 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.

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