Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 3:14-22

14And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,I AMH1961THAT I AMH1961:and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thus shalt thou sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I AM hath sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto you.

15And Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559moreoverע֨וֹדodH5750unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Thus shalt thou sayתֹאמַר֮to.MarH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327,and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,hath sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto you: this ismy nameשְּׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034for everלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769, and this ismy memorialזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2143unto allלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755generationsדֹּֽר׃DorH1755.

16GoH3212,and gatherוְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ve.'a.saf.TaH622the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH622,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,of Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327,and of Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290,appearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I have surelyפָּקֹ֤דpa.KodH6485visitedפָּקַ֙דְתִּי֙pa.Kad.tiH6485you, and seenthat which is doneהֶעָשׂ֥וּיhe.'a.SuiH6213to you in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

17And I have saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,I will bringאַעֲלֶ֣ה'a.'a.LehH5927you up out of the afflictionמֵעֳנִ֣יme.'o.NiH6040of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714unto the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Amoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,unto a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

18And they shall hearkenוְשָׁמְע֖וּve.sha.me.'UH8085to thy voiceלְקֹלֶ֑ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963:and thou shalt comeוּבָאתָ֡u.va.TaH935,thou and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֨יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,unto the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and ye shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559unto him, Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ha.'iv.ri.YimH5680hath metנִקְרָ֣הnik.RahH7136with us: and now let us goH3212,we beseech thee, threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִים֙ya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,that we may sacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָ֖הve.niz.be.ChahH2076to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

19And I am sureיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will not letיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414you goלַהֲלֹ֑ךְla.ha.LokhH1980,no, not by a mightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

20And I will stretch outוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֤יve.sha.lach.TiH7971my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027,and smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֣יve.hi.kei.TiH5221EgyptH4714with all my wondersנִפְלְאֹתַ֔יnif.le.'o.TaiH6381which I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213in the midstבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130thereof: and afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that he will let you goיְשַׁלַּ֥חye.sha.LachH7971.

21And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414this peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971favourחֵ֥ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the EgyptiansH4714:and it shall come to pass, that, when ye goH3212,ye shall not goH3212emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:

22But every womanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802shall askוְשָׁאֲלָ֨הve.sha.'a.LahH7592of her neighbourמִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ֙mi.she.khen.TahH7934,and of her that sojournethוּמִגָּרַ֣תu.mi.ga.RatH1481in her houseבֵּיתָ֔הּbei.TahH1004,jewelsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701,and jewelsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,and raimentוּשְׂמָלֹ֑תu.se.ma.LotH8071:and ye shall putוְשַׂמְתֶּ֗םve.sam.TemH7760themupon your sonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei.KhemH1121,and upon your daughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323;and ye shall spoilוְנִצַּלְתֶּ֖םve.ni.tzal.TemH5337the EgyptiansH4714.

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