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Exodus 4:2-9

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.

6And Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559furthermoreע֗וֹדodH5750unto him, Putהָֽבֵא־ha.ve'-H935now thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027into thy bosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436.And he putוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into his bosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436:and when he tookוַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּvai.Yo.tzi.'AhH3318it out, behold, his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879as snowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.

7And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,PutH7725thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027into thy bosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436againH7725.And he putH7725his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into his bosomחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436againH7725;and pluckedוַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'AhH3318it out of his bosomמֵֽחֵיק֔וֹme.chei.KoH2436,and, behold, it was turned againH7725as his otherfleshכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.

8And it shall come to pass, if they will not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thee, neither hearkenיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085to the voiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226,that they will believeוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539the voiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the latterהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.cha.RonH314signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226.

9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believeיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539also these twoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226,neither hearkenיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085unto thy voiceלְקֹלֶ֔ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963,that thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947of the waterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325of the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,and pourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210itupon the dryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004land:and the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325which thou takestתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947out of the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975shall become bloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818upon the dryבַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃bai.ya.Ba.shetH3006land.

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