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Exodus 8:25-29

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.

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