Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 7

1And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Seeרְאֵ֛הre.'EhH7200,I have madeנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee a godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547:and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251shall be thy prophetנְבִיאֶֽךָ׃ne.vi.'E.khaH5030.

2Thou shalt speakתְדַבֵּ֔רte.da.BerH1696all that I commandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee: and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֤ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thy brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251shall speakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,that he sendוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of his landמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.TzoH776.

3And I will hardenאַקְשֶׁ֖ה'ak.ShehH7185Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧יve.hir.bei.TiH7235my signsאֹתֹתַ֛י'o.to.TaiH226and my wondersמוֹפְתַ֖יmof.TaiH4159in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4But Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547shall not hearkenיִשְׁמַ֤עyish.Ma'H8085unto you, that I may layוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027upon Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and bring forthוְהוֹצֵאתִ֨יve.ho.tze.TiH3318mine armiesצִבְאֹתַ֜יtziv.'o.TaiH6635, andmy peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714by greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419judgmentsבִּשְׁפָטִ֖יםbish.fa.TimH8201.

5And the EgyptiansH4714shall knowוְיָדְע֤וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I stretch forthבִּנְטֹתִ֥יbin.to.TiH5186mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027upon Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and bring outוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from amongמִתּוֹכָֽם׃mi.to.KhamH8432them.

6And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680them, so didעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213they.

7And Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872wasfourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,and Aaronוְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084and threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,when they spakeבְּדַבְּרָ֖םbe.da.be.RamH1696unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃ פpar.'OhH6547.

8And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9When Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547shall speakיְדַבֵּ֨רye.da.BerH1696unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Shewתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414a miracleמוֹפֵ֑תmo.FetH4159for you: then thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֧חkachH3947thy rodמַטְּךָ֛ma.te.KhaH4294,and castוְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.hash.LekhH7993itbeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547, andit shall become a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

10And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175went inוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and they didוַיַּ֣עַשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suH6213so as Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680:and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175cast downוַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his rodמַטֵּ֗הוּma.Te.huH4294beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֛הfar.'OhH6547,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,and it became a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

11Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547also calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the wise menלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450and the sorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784:now the magiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,they also didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213in like mannerכֵּֽן׃KenH3651with their enchantmentsH3858.

12For they cast downוַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vai.yash.Li.khuH7993every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his rodמַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.huH4294,and they became serpentsלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577:but Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175rodמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294swallowed upוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104their rodsמַטֹּתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.

13And he hardenedוַיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,that he hearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not unto them; as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

14And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820ishardenedכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515,he refusethמֵאֵ֖ןme.'EnH3985to let the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971.

15GetH3212thee unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֞הpar.'OhH6547in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;lo, he goeth outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318unto the waterהַמַּ֔יְמָהha.May.mahH4325;and thou shalt standוְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324by the river’sהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975brinkשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193against he comeH7125;and the rodוְהַמַּטֶּ֛הve.ham.ma.TehH4294which was turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015to a serpentלְנָחָ֖שׁle.na.ChashH5175shalt thou takeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947in thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

16And thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680hath sentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Let my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִיve.ya.'av.Du.niH5647me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057:and, behold, hithertoכֹּֽה׃KohH3541thou wouldest not hearשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085.

17Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,In this thou shalt knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:behold, I will smiteמַכֶּ֣ה׀ma.KehH5221with the rodבַּמַּטֶּ֣הba.ma.TehH4294that isin mine handבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027upon the watersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325which arein the riverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975,and they shall be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015to bloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

18And the fishוְהַדָּגָ֧הve.ha.da.GahH1710that isin the riverבַּיְאֹ֛רbay.'OrH2975shall dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,and the riverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975shall stinkוּבָאַ֣שׁu.va.'AshH887;and the EgyptiansH4714shall lotheוְנִלְא֣וּve.nil.'UH3811to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354of the waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of the riverהַיְאֹֽר׃ סhay.'OrH2975.

19And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thy rodמַטְּךָ֣ma.te.KhaH4294,and stretch outוּנְטֵֽה־u.ne.teh-H5186thine handיָדְךָ֩ya.de.KhaH3027upon the watersמֵימֵ֨יmei.MeiH4325of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,upon their streamsנַהֲרֹתָ֣ם׀na.ha.ro.TamH5104,upon their riversיְאֹרֵיהֶ֣םye.'o.rei.HemH2975,and upon their pondsאַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם'ag.mei.HemH98,and upon all their poolsמִקְוֵ֥הmik.VehH4723of waterמֵימֵיהֶ֖םmei.mei.HemH4325,that they may become bloodדָ֑םDamH1818; and thatthere may be bloodדָם֙damH1818throughout all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, both in vessels ofwoodוּבָעֵצִ֖יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086, and in vessels ofstoneוּבָאֲבָנִֽים׃u.va.'a.va.NimH68.

20And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so, as Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680;and he lifted upוַיָּ֤רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311the rodבַּמַּטֶּה֙ba.ma.TehH4294,and smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325that werein the riverבַּיְאֹ֔רbay.'OrH2975,in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547,and in the sightוּלְעֵינֵ֖יu.le.'ei.NeiH5869of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650;and all the watersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that werein the riverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975were turnedוַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּvai.ye.ha.fe.KhuH2015to bloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

21And the fishוְהַדָּגָ֨הve.ha.da.GahH1710that wasin the riverבַּיְאֹ֥רbay.'OrH2975diedמֵ֙תָה֙me.tahH4191;and the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975stankוַיִּבְאַ֣שׁvai.yiv.'AshH887,and the EgyptiansH4714couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201not drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354of the waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of the riverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975;and there was bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818throughout all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22And the magiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so with their enchantmentsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֑םbe.la.tei.HemH3909:and Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820was hardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388,neither did he hearkenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085unto them; as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

23And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,neither did he setשָׁ֥תshatH7896his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820to thisלָזֹֽאת׃la.ZotH2063also.

24And all the EgyptiansH4714diggedוַיַּחְפְּר֧וּvai.yach.pe.RuH2658round aboutסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439the riverהַיְאֹ֖רhay.'OrH2975for waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.TotH8354;for they couldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201not drinkלִשְׁתֹּ֔תlish.TotH8354of the waterמִמֵּימֵ֖יmi.mei.MeiH4325of the riverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

25And sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117were fulfilledוַיִּמָּלֵ֖אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390,afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had smittenהַכּוֹת־ha.kot-H5221the riverהַיְאֹֽר׃ פhay.'OrH2975.

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