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Exodus 4:18-28

18And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH3212and returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovH7725to Jethroיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3500his father in lawחֹֽתְנ֗וֹcho.te.NoH2859,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Let me goH3212,I pray thee, and returnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725unto my brethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251which arein Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'EhH7200whether they be yetהַעוֹדָ֣םha.'o.DamH5750aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416.And Jethroיִתְר֛וֹyit.RoH3503saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872,GoH3212in peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

19And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872in Midianבְּמִדְיָ֔ןbe.mid.YanH4080,GoH3212,returnשֻׁ֣בshuvH7725into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:for all the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582are deadמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191which soughtהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםham.vak.ShimH1245thy lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

20And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802and his sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121,and setוַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙vai.yar.ki.VemH7392them upon a donkeyהַחֲמֹ֔רha.cha.MorH2543,and he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the rodמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

21And Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872,When thou goestH3212to returnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200that thou doוַעֲשִׂיתָ֖םva.'a.si.TamH6213all those wondersהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ha.mo.fe.TimH4159beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,which I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760in thine handבְיָדֶ֔ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027:but I will hardenאֲחַזֵּ֣ק'a.cha.ZekH2388his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820,that he shall not let the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goיְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.LachH7971.

22And thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478ismy sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121, evenmy firstbornבְכֹרִ֖יve.kho.RiH1060:

23And I sayוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto thee, Let my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121goשַׁלַּ֤חsha.LachH7971,that he may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיve.ya.'av.De.niH5647me: and if thou refuseוַתְּמָאֵ֖ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985to let him goלְשַׁלְּח֑וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971,behold, I will slayהֹרֵ֔גho.RegH2026thy sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, eventhy firstbornבְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃be.kho.Re.khaH1060.

24And it came to pass by the wayבַדֶּ֖רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870in the innבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411,that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068metוַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huH6298him, and soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to killהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ha.mi.ToH4191him.

25Then Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֜הtzi.po.RahH6855tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947a sharp stoneצֹ֗רTzorH6864,and cut offוַתִּכְרֹת֙va.tikh.RotH3772the foreskinעָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190of her sonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121,and castוַתַּגַּ֖עva.ta.Ga'H5060itat his feetלְרַגְלָ֑יוle.rag.LavH7272,and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Surely a bloodyדָּמִ֛יםda.MimH1818husbandחֲתַן־cha.tan-H2860art thou to me.

26So he let him goוַיִּ֖רֶףvai.Yi.refH7503:then she saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559,A bloodyדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818husbandחֲתַ֥ןcha.TanH2860thou art,because of the circumcisionלַמּוּלֹֽת׃ פla.mu.LotH4139.

27And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,GoH3212into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057to meetH7125Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.And he wentH3212,and metוַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huH6298him in the mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.

28And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Aaronלְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןle.'a.ha.RonH175all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who had sentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him, and all the signsהָאֹתֹ֖תha.'o.TotH226which he had commandedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him.

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