Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 7:17-21

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.

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