16And Hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for a famineרָ֭עָבra.'oH7458upon the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; Hebrokeשָׁבָֽר׃sha.VarH7665the wholeכָּֽל־kal-H3605staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899.
17Hesentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440them,Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130, who wassoldנִמְכַּ֥רnim.KarH4376as a slaveלְ֝עֶ֗בֶדle.'E.vedH5650.
18They forcedעִנּ֣וּ'i.NuH6031hisfeetרַגְל֑וֹrag.LoH7272into shacklesבַכֶּ֣בֶלva.Ke.velH3525,He was putH935inH935ironsבַּ֝רְזֶ֗לbar.ZelH1270;
19Untilעַד־'ad-H5704the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256that hiswordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697cameH935toH935passH935,The wordH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068refinedצְרָפָֽתְהוּ׃tze.ra.Fa.te.huH6884him.
25Heturnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015their heartלִ֭בָּםLi.bomH3820to hateלִשְׂנֹ֣אlis.No'H8130His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, TodealH5230cunninglyH5230with His servantsבַּעֲבָדָֽיו׃ba.'a.va.DavH5650.
26Hesentשָׁ֭לַחSha.lachH7971His servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872, AndAaronאַ֝הֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He had chosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977.
27Theyperformedשָֽׂמוּ־sa.mu-H7760His wondrousאֹתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697among them,And miraclesוּ֝מֹפְתִ֗יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.
28Hesentשָׁ֣לַֽחSha.lachH7971darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and madeH2821itdarkוַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְvai.yach.ShikhH2821; And they did notrebelמָ֝ר֗וּma.RuH4784againstH854His wordsדְּבָרֽוֹ׃de.va.RoH1697.
29Heturnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015their watersמֵימֵיהֶ֣םmei.mei.HemH4325into bloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818,And caused their fishדְּגָתָֽם׃de.ga.TamH1710to dieוַ֝יָּ֗מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191.
30Their landאַרְצָ֣ם'ar.TzamH776swarmedשָׁרַ֣ץsha.RatzH8317withfrogsצְפַרְדְּעִ֑יםtze.far.de.'ImH6854Even in thechambersבְּ֝חַדְרֵ֗יbe.chad.ReiH2315of their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶֽם׃mal.khei.HemH4428.
31He spokeאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, and aswarmעָרֹ֑בa.RoH6157ofH6157fliesH6157Andgnatsכִּ֝נִּ֗יםki.NimH3654invadedוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their territoryגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.
32Hegaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414themhailבָּרָ֑דba.RadH1259for rainגִּשְׁמֵיהֶ֣םgish.mei.HemH1653, Andflamingלֶהָב֣וֹתle.ha.VotH3852fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784in their landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776.
33He alsostruckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221their vinesגַּ֭פְנָםGaf.nomH1612and their figוּתְאֵנָתָ֑םu.te.'e.na.TamH8384treesH8384,And smashedוַ֝יְשַׁבֵּ֗רvay.sha.BerH7665the treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of their territoryגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.
35And they ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398allכָּל־kol-H3605the vegetationעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in their landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776,And ateוַ֝יֹּ֗אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of their groundאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.
36He alsofatallyH5221struckH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060in their landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776, ThefirstH7225fruitsH7225of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their vigorאוֹנָֽם׃'o.NamH202.
37Then He broughtH3318the Israelites outH3318withsilverבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,And among His tribesבִּשְׁבָטָ֣יוbish.va.TavH7626thereH369wasH369notH369oneH369who stumbledכּוֹשֵֽׁל׃ko.ShelH3782.
38Egyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714wasH8055gladשָׂמַ֣חsa.MachH8055when they departedבְּצֵאתָ֑םbe.tze.TamH3318, For thedreadפַּחְדָּ֣םpach.DamH6343of them had fallenנָפַ֖לna.FalH5307upon the Egyptians.
40Theyaskedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592,and He broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935quailשְׂלָ֑וse.LavH7958,And satisfiedיַשְׂבִּיעֵֽם׃yas.bi.'EmH7646them with thebreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.
41He openedפָּ֣תַחPa.tachH6605therockצ֭וּרtzurH6697andwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325flowedוַיָּז֣וּבוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100outH2100;It ranהָ֝לְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980in the dryבַּצִּיּ֥וֹתba.tzi.YotH6723placesH6723likea riverנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104.
43And He ledH3318outH3318His peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971with joyבְשָׂשׂ֑וֹןve.sa.SonH8342,His chosenH972onesבְּחִירָֽיו׃be.chi.RavH972with a joyfulH7440shoutבְּ֝רִנָּ֗הbe.ri.NahH7440.
44He alsogaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414them the landsאַרְצ֣וֹת'ar.TzotH776of thenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471, So that theymight takeH3423possessionיִירָֽשׁוּ׃yi.Ra.shuH3423of the fruit ofthe peoples’לְאֻמִּ֣יםle.'u.MimH3816laborוַעֲמַ֖לva.'a.MalH5999,
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