Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 8:2-14

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.

7And the magiciansהַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖יםha.char.tu.MimH2748didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so with their enchantmentsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֑םbe.la.tei.HemH3909,and brought upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927frogsH6854upon the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8Then PharaohH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for MosesH4872and AaronH175,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Intreatהַעְתִּ֣ירוּha'.Ti.ruH6279YhwhH3068,that he may take awayוְיָסֵר֙ve.ya.SerH5493the frogsH6854from me, and from my peopleוּמֵֽעַמִּ֑יu.me.'a.MiH5971;and I will let the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goוַאֲשַׁלְּחָה֙va.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971,that they may do sacrificeוְיִזְבְּח֖וּve.yiz.be.ChuH2076unto YhwhH3068.

9And MosesH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֮le.far.'OhH6547,Gloryהִתְפָּאֵ֣רhit.pa.'ErH6286over me: whenלְמָתַ֣י׀le.ma.TaiH4970shall I intreatאַעְתִּ֣יר'a'.TirH6279for thee, and for thy servantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and for thy peopleוּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔u.le.'a.me.KhaH5971,to destroyלְהַכְרִית֙le.hakh.RitH3772the frogsH6854from thee and thy housesH1004, thatthey may remainתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604in the riverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975only?

10And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,To morrowלְמָחָ֑רle.ma.CharH4279.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Be itaccording to thy wordכִּדְבָ֣רְךָ֔kid.Va.re.khaH1697:that thou mayest knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that there isnone like unto Yhwhכַּיהוָ֥הka.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11And the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854shall departוְסָר֣וּve.sa.RuH5493from thee, and from thy housesוּמִבָּ֣תֶּ֔יךָu.mib.Ba.Tei.khaH1004,and from thy servantsוּמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.me.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and from thy peopleוּמֵעַמֶּ֑ךָu.me.'a.Me.khaH5971;they shall remainתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604in the riverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975only.

12And MosesH4872and AaronH175went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:and MosesH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817unto YhwhH3068because ofדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854which he had broughtשָׂ֥םsamH7760against Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

13And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;and the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854diedוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191out of the housesהַבָּתִּ֥יםha.ba.TimH1004,out of the villagesהַחֲצֵרֹ֖תha.cha.tze.RotH2691,and out of the fieldsהַשָּׂדֹֽת׃ha.sa.DotH7704.

14And they gathered them togetherוַיִּצְבְּר֥וּvai.yitz.be.RuH6651upon heapsH2563:and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776stankוַתִּבְאַ֖שׁva.tiv.'AshH887.

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