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Exodus 6:9-12

9And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696so unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:but they hearkenedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872for anguishמִקֹּ֣צֶרmi.Ko.tzerH7115of spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307,and for cruelקָשָֽׁה׃ פka.ShahH7186bondageוּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖הu.me.'a.vo.DahH5656.

10And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Goבֹּ֣אbo'H935in, speakדַבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,that he let the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478go outוִֽישַׁלַּ֥חvi.sha.LachH7971of his landמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.TzoH776.

12And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478have not hearkenedשָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'UH8085unto me; how then shall Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547hearיִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִיyish.ma.'E.niH8085meוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589, who amof uncircumcisedעֲרַ֥ל'a.RalH6189lipsשְׂפָתָֽיִם׃ פse.fa.Ta.yimH8193?

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