Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 3:18-22

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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