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Exodus 10:21-29

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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