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Exodus 8:1-6

1And YhwhH3068spakeH559unto MosesH4872,Goבֹּ֖אbo'H935unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,and sayH559unto him, Thus saithH559YhwhH3068,Let my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

2And if thou refuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to let themgoלְשַׁלֵּ֑חַle.sha.Le.achH7971,behold, I will smiteנֹגֵ֛ףno.GefH5062all thy bordersגְּבוּלְךָ֖ge.vu.le.KhaH1366with frogsH6854:

3And the riverהַיְאֹר֮hay.'OrH2975shall bring forthH8317frogsH6854abundantlyH8317,which shall go upH5927and comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935into thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,and into thy bedchamberוּבַחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖u.va.cha.Dar mish.ka.ve.KhaH4904 H2315,and upon thy bedמִטָּתֶ֑ךָmi.ta.Te.khaH4296,and into the houseוּבְבֵ֤יתu.ve.VeitH1004of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and upon thy peopleוּבְעַמֶּ֔ךָu.ve.'a.Me.khaH5971,and into thine ovensוּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָu.ve.ta.nu.Rei.khaH8574,and into thy kneadingtroughsוּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃u.ve.mish.'a.ro.Tei.khaH4863:

4And the frogsH6854shall come upיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927both on thee, and upon thy peopleH5971,and upon all thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

5And Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spakeH559unto MosesH4872,SayH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Stretch forthנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186thine handיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027with thy rodבְּמַטֶּ֔ךָbe.ma.Te.khaH4294over the streamsהַ֨נְּהָרֹ֔תha.ne.ha.RotH5104,over the riversH2975,and over the pondsהָאֲגַמִּ֑יםha.'a.ga.MimH98,and cause frogsH6854to come upוְהַ֥עַלve.Ha.'alH5927upon the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

6And Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175stretched outוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027over the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and the frogsהַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַha.tze.far.De.a'H6854came upוַתַּ֙עַל֙va.Ta.'alH5927,and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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