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Exodus 10:13-29

13And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretched forthוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186his rodמַטֵּהוּ֮ma.te.HuH4294over the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068broughtנִהַ֤גni.HagH5090an eastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307upon the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776all that dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117, and all thatnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915; andwhen it was morningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,the eastהַקָּדִ֔יםha.ka.DimH6921windוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307broughtנָשָׂ֖אna.Sa'H5375the locustsהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697.

14And the locustsהָֽאַרְבֶּ֗הha.'ar.BehH697went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927over all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and restedוַיָּ֕נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117in all the coastsגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966grievousכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515were they;beforeלְ֠פָנָיוLe.fa.navH6440them there were no suchH3651locustsאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697as they, neither afterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310them shall be such.

15For they coveredוַיְכַ֞סvay.KhasH3680the faceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the whole earthהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776,so that the landהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776was darkenedוַתֶּחְשַׁ֣ךְva.tech.ShakhH2821;and they did eatוַיֹּ֜אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398every herbעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and all the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the treesהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086which the hailהַבָּרָ֑דha.ba.RadH1259had leftהוֹתִ֖ירho.TirH3498:and there remainedנוֹתַ֨רno.TarH3498not any green thingיֶ֧רֶקYe.rekH3418in the treesבָּעֵ֛ץba.'EtzH6086,or in the herbsוּבְעֵ֥שֶׂבu.ve.'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,through all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

16Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547calledלִקְרֹ֖אlik.Ro'H7121for Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֣הle.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175in hasteוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116;and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have sinnedחָטָ֛אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and against you.

17Now therefore forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375,I pray thee, my sinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403only this onceהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471,and intreatוְהַעְתִּ֖ירוּve.ha'.Ti.ruH6279Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,that he may take awayוְיָסֵר֙ve.ya.SerH5493from me this deathהַמָּ֥וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194only.

18And he went outוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,and intreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֖רvai.ye'.TarH6279Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֨ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015a mightyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966strongחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389westיָם֙yamH3220windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307,which took awayוַיִּשָּׂא֙vai.yi.Sa'H5375the locustsהָ֣אַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697,and castוַיִּתְקָעֵ֖הוּvai.yit.ka.'E.huH8628them into the Redסּ֑וּףSufH5488seaיָ֣מָּהYa.mahH3220;there remainedנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604not oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259locustאַרְבֶּ֣ה'ar.BehH697in all the coastsגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20But Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,so that he would not let the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971.

21And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Stretch outנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027toward heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,that there may be darknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822over the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,even darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822whichmay be feltוְיָמֵ֖שׁve.ya.MeshH4959.

22And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872stretched forthוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027toward heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and there was a thickאֲפֵלָ֛ה'a.fe.LahH653darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ־cho.shekh-H2822in all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117:

23They sawרָא֞וּra.'UH7200not oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,neither roseקָ֛מוּKa.muH6965anyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376from his place for threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:but all the childrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478had lightא֖וֹר'orH216in their dwellingsבְּמוֹשְׁבֹתָֽם׃be.mo.she.vo.TamH4186.

24And Pharaohפַרְעֹ֜הfar.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212ye, serveעִבְד֣וּ'iv.DuH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;only let your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֥םtzon.KhemH6629and your herdsוּבְקַרְכֶ֖םu.ve.kar.KhemH1241be stayedיֻצָּ֑גyu.TzagH3322:let your little onesטַפְּכֶ֖םta.pe.KhemH2945also goH3212with you.

25And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou must giveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414usבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027also sacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077and burnt offeringsוְעֹל֑וֹתve.'o.LotH5930,that we may sacrificeוְעָשִׂ֖ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

26Our cattleמִקְנֵ֜נוּmik.Ne.nuH4735also shall goH3212with us; there shall not an hoofפַּרְסָ֔הpar.SahH6541be left behindתִשָּׁאֵר֙ti.sha.'ErH7604;for thereof must we takeנִקַּ֔חni.KachH3947to serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;and we knowנֵדַ֗עne.Da'H3045not with what we must serveנַּעֲבֹד֙na.'a.VodH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,until we comeבֹּאֵ֖נוּbo.'E.nuH935thither.

27But Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not let them goלְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃le.sha.le.ChamH7971.

28And Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him, GetH3212thee from me, take heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself, seeרְא֣וֹתre.'otH7200my faceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440no moreתֹּ֙סֶף֙to.sefH3254; for in thatdayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117thou seestרְאֹתְךָ֥re.'o.te.KhaH7200my faceפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440thou shalt dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

29And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696wellכֵּ֣ןkenH3651,I will seeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200thy faceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ פpa.Nei.khaH6440againאֹסִ֥ף'o.SifH3254no more.

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