Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 10:16-20

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.

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