New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 9:8-17

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.

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.

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