Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 8:21-31

21Else, if thou wilt not let my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971goמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971,behold, I will sendמַשְׁלִ֨יחַmash.Li.achH7971swarmsהֶעָרֹ֑בhe.'a.RoH6157of fliesupon thee, and upon thy servantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֧יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and upon thy peopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֛u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971,and into thy housesוּבְבָתֶּ֖יךָu.ve.va.Tei.khaH1004:and the housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of the EgyptiansH4714shall be fullוּמָ֨לְא֜וּu.Mal.'UH4390of swarmsהֶ֣עָרֹ֔בhe.'a.RoH6157of flies,and also the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127whereon they are.

22And I will severוְהִפְלֵיתִי֩ve.hif.lei.TiH6395in that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,in which my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971dwellעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975,that noלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115swarmsעָרֹ֑בa.RoH6157of fliesshall beהֱיֽוֹת־he.yot-H1961there; to the endלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thou mayest knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I amYhwhH3068in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23And I will putוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760a divisionפְדֻ֔תfe.DutH6304between my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971and thy peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971:to morrowלְמָחָ֥רle.ma.CharH4279shall this signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226be.

24And YhwhH3068didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so; and there cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935a grievousכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515swarmעָרֹ֣בa.RoH6157of fliesinto the houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004of PharaohH6547, and intohis servants’עֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650housesוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,and into all the landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was corruptedתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תti.sha.ChetH7843by reasonמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the swarmהֶעָרֹֽב׃he.'a.RoH6157of flies.

25And PharaohH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forH413MosesH4872and for Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175,and saidH559,GoH3212ye, sacrificeH2076to your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֖םle.lo.hei.KhemH430in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

26And MosesH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,It is not meetנָכוֹן֙na.khOnH3559so to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213;forהֵ֣ןhenH2005we shall sacrificeנִזְבַּ֖חniz.BachH2076the abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to YhwhH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:lo, shall we sacrificeנִזְבַּ֞חniz.BachH2076the abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,and will they not stoneיִסְקְלֻֽנוּ׃yis.ke.Lu.nuH5619us?

27We will goH3212threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,and sacrificeוְזָבַ֙חְנוּ֙ve.za.Vach.nuH2076to YhwhH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,as he shall commandיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559us.

28And PharaohH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will let you goH7971,that ye may sacrificeוּזְבַחְתֶּ֞םu.ze.vach.TemH2076to Yhwhלַיהוָ֤הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057;only ye shall not goH3212veryהַרְחֵ֥קhar.ChekH7368far awayתַרְחִ֖יקוּtar.Chi.kuH7368:intreatהַעְתִּ֖ירוּha'.Ti.ruH6279for meבַּעֲדִֽי׃ba.'a.DiH1157.

29And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I go outיוֹצֵ֤אyo.Tze'H3318from thee, and I will intreatוְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.ha'.tar.TiH6279Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that the swarmsהֶעָרֹ֗בhe.'a.RoH6157of fliesmay departוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493from Pharaohמִפַּרְעֹ֛הmi.par.'OhH6547,from his servantsמֵעֲבָדָ֥יוme.'a.va.DavH5650,and from his peopleוּמֵעַמּ֖וֹu.me.'a.MoH5971,to morrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279:butרַ֗קRakH7535let not Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547deal deceitfullyהָתֵ֔לha.TelH2048any moreיֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3254in notלְבִלְתִּי֙le.vil.TiH1115letting the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goשַׁלַּ֣חsha.LachH7971to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076to Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

30And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,and intreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֖רvai.ye'.TarH6279Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872;and he removedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493the swarmsהֶעָרֹ֔בhe.'a.RoH6157of fliesfrom Pharaohמִפַּרְעֹ֖הmi.par.'OhH6547,from his servantsמֵעֲבָדָ֣יוme.'a.va.DavH5650,and from his peopleוּמֵעַמּ֑וֹu.me.'a.MoH5971;there remainedנִשְׁאַ֖רnish.'ArH7604not oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

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