Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 10:4-12

4Elseכִּ֛יkiH3588,if thou refuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to let my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971goלְשַׁלֵּ֣חַle.sha.Le.achH7971,behold, to morrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279will I bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935the locustsאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH697into thy coastבִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃big.vu.Le.khaH1366:

5And they shall coverוְכִסָּה֙ve.khi.SahH3680the faceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that one cannot be ableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201to seeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and they shall eatוְאָכַ֣ל׀ve.'a.KhalH398the residueיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of that which is escapedהַפְּלֵטָ֗הha.pe.le.TahH6413,which remainethהַנִּשְׁאֶ֤רֶתha.nish.'E.retH7604unto you from the hailהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259,and shall eatוְאָכַל֙ve.'a.KhalH398every treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086which growethהַצֹּמֵ֥חַha.tzo.Me.achH6779for you out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704:

6And they shall fillוּמָלְא֨וּu.mal.'UH4390thy housesבָתֶּ֜יךָva.Tei.khaH1004,and the housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004of all thy servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650,and the housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004of all the EgyptiansH4714;which neither thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,nor thy fathers’וַאֲב֣וֹתva.'a.VotH1fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have seenרָא֤וּra.'UH7200,since the dayמִיּ֗וֹםmi.YomH3117that they were upon the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.And he turnedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437himself, and went outוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

7And Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֜הfar.'OhH6547servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, How long shall this man be a snareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170unto us? let the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְד֖וּve.ya.'av.DuH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:knowestתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045thou not yetהֲטֶ֣רֶםha.Te.remH2962that Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714is destroyedאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6?

8And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175were brought againוַיּוּשַׁ֞בvai.yu.ShavH7725unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547:and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, GoH3212,serveעִבְד֖וּ'iv.DuH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: but who arethey that shall goH1980?

9And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,We will goH3212with our youngבִּנְעָרֵ֥ינוּbin.'a.Rei.nuH5288and with our oldוּבִזְקֵנֵ֖ינוּu.viz.ke.Nei.nuH2205,with our sonsבְּבָנֵ֨ינוּbe.va.Nei.nuH1121and with our daughtersוּבִבְנוֹתֵ֜נוּu.viv.no.Te.nuH1323,with our flocksבְּצֹאנֵ֤נוּbe.tzo.Ne.nuH6629and with our herdsוּבִבְקָרֵ֙נוּ֙u.viv.ka.Re.nuH1241will we goH3212; for we must holda feastחַג־chag-H2282unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

10And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Let Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be so with you, as I will let you goאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971,and your little onesטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945:lookרְא֕וּre.'UH7200to it;for evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451isbeforeפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃pe.nei.KhemH6440you.

11Not so: goH3212now ye that aremenהַגְּבָרִים֙ha.ge.va.RimH1397,and serveוְעִבְד֣וּve.'iv.DuH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;for that ye did desireמְבַקְשִׁ֑יםme.vak.ShimH1245.And they were driven outוַיְגָ֣רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644from Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹֽה׃ פfar.'OhH6547presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.

12And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Stretch outנְטֵ֨הne.TehH5186thine handיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027over the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714for the locustsבָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הba.'ar.BehH697,that they may come upוְיַ֖עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upon the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and eatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398every herbעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, evenall that the hailהַבָּרָֽד׃ha.ba.RadH1259hath leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604.

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