Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 11

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Yet will I bringאָבִ֤יא'a.Vi'H935oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259plagueנֶ֤גַעNe.ga'H5061moreupon Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547,and upon Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;afterwardsאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310he will let you goיְשַׁלַּ֥חye.sha.LachH7971hence: when he shall let yougoכְּשַׁ֨לְּח֔וֹke.Sha.le.ChoH7971,he shall surelyגָּרֵ֛שׁga.ReshH1644thrust you outיְגָרֵ֥שׁye.ga.ReshH1644hence altogetherכָּלָ֕הka.LahH3617.

2Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696now in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and let every manאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376askוְיִשְׁאֲל֞וּve.yish.'a.LuH7592of his neighbourרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,and every womanוְאִשָּׁה֙ve.'i.ShahH802of her neighbourרְעוּתָ֔הּre.'u.TahH7468,jewelsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701,and jewelsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

3And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971favourחֵ֥ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the EgyptiansH4714.Moreover the manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872wasveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966greatגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650,and in the sightוּבְעֵינֵ֥יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

4And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,About midnightכַּחֲצֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָהka.cha.Tzot ha.Lay.lahH2676 H3915will I go outיוֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318into the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

5And all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֮be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714shall dieוּמֵ֣תu.MetH4191,from the firstbornמִבְּכ֤וֹרmi.be.KhorH1060of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547that sittethהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427upon his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,even unto the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the maidservantהַשִּׁפְחָ֔הha.shif.ChahH8198that isbehindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the millהָרֵחָ֑יִםha.re.Cha.yimH7347;and all the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of beastsבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

6And there shall beH1961a greatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419cryצְעָקָ֥הtze.'a.KahH6818throughout all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,such as there was noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808like it, norלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall be like it any moreתֹסִֽף׃to.SifH3254.

7But against any of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall not a dogכֶּ֙לֶב֙ke.levH3611moveיֶֽחֱרַץ־ye.che.ratz-H2782his tongueלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956,against manלְמֵאִ֖ישׁle.me.'IshH376or beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929:that ye may knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045how that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068doth put a differenceיַפְלֶ֣הyaf.LehH6395between the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8And all these thy servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650shall come downוְיָרְד֣וּve.ya.re.DuH3381unto me, and bow downוְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוּוּ־ve.hish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselves unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Get thee outצֵ֤אtze'H3318,and all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that followבְּרַגְלֶ֔יךָbe.rag.Lei.khaH7272thee: and afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that I will go outאֵצֵ֑א'e.Tze'H3318.And he went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547in a greatבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָֽף׃ ס'AfH639.

9And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547shall not hearkenיִשְׁמַ֥עyish.Ma'H8085unto you; that my wondersמוֹפְתַ֖יmof.TaiH4159may be multipliedרְב֥וֹתre.VotH7235in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10And Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֣הu.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֗ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didעָשׂ֛וּ'a.SuH6213all these wondersהַמֹּפְתִ֥יםha.mo.fe.TimH4159beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547:And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,so that he would not let the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478go outשִׁלַּ֥חshi.LachH7971of his landמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃ פme.'ar.TzoH776.

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