New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 9:13-21

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.

17Stillעוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH5750you exaltמִסְתּוֹלֵ֣לmis.to.LelH5549yourself against My peopleבְּעַמִּ֑יbe.'a.MiH5971by not lettingH7971them goשַׁלְּחָֽם׃sha.le.ChamH7971.

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-H3605 H834you 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;

21but everyonewhoוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834did not payשָׂ֛םsamH7760regardלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820to the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068leftוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650and his livestockמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ פba.sa.DehH7704.

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