Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 8:24-27

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.

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