Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 4:1-5

1And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,But, behold, they will not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539me, nor hearkenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085unto my voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963:for they will sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath not appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto thee.

2And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What isthat in thine handבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027?And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,A rodמַטֶּֽה׃ma.TehH4294.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Castהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.And he castוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and it became a serpentלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440it.

4And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Put forthשְׁלַח֙she.LachH7971thine handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027,and takeוֶאֱחֹ֖זve.'e.ChozH270it by the tailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180.And he put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,and caughtוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388it, and it became a rodלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294in his handבְּכַפּֽוֹ׃be.kha.PoH3709:

5That they may believeיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290,hath appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto thee.

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