Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 10:4-19

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.

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.

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