Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 4:24-28

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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