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Exodus 8:28-32

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.

32And Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547hardenedוַיַּכְבֵּ֤דvai.yakh.BedH3513his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820at this timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471also, neither would he let the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971.

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