Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 9:13-21

13And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Rise up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and standוְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בve.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680,Let my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

14For I will at this timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471sendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971all my plaguesמַגֵּפֹתַי֙ma.ge.fo.TaiH4046upon thine heartלִבְּךָ֔li.be.KhaH3820,and upon thy servantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and upon thy peopleוּבְעַמֶּ֑ךָu.ve.'a.Me.khaH5971;that thou mayest knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that there isnone like me in all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15For now I will stretch outשָׁלַ֣חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971my handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,that I may smiteוָאַ֥ךְva.'AkhH5221thee and thy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971with pestilenceבַּדָּ֑בֶרba.Da.verH1698;and thou shalt be cut offוַתִּכָּחֵ֖דva.ti.ka.ChedH3582from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16And in veryוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199deedH5668for this causehave I raised thee upהֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָhe.'e.mad.Ti.khaH5975,for to shewהַרְאֹתְךָ֣har.'o.te.KhaH7200inthee my powerכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581;and that my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034may be declaredסַפֵּ֥רsa.PerH5608throughout all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17As yet exaltestמִסְתּוֹלֵ֣לmis.to.LelH5549thou thyself against my peopleבְּעַמִּ֑יbe.'a.MiH5971,that thou wilt not let them goשַׁלְּחָֽם׃sha.le.ChamH7971?

18Behold, to morrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256I will cause it to rainמַמְטִיר֙mam.TirH4305a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grievousכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515hailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259,such as hath not beenכָמֹ֙הוּ֙kha.Mo.huH3644in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714sinceלְמִן־le.min-H4480the foundationהַיּ֥וֹם הִוָּסְדָ֖הhai.Yom hi.va.se.DahH3245 H3117thereof even until now.

19Sendשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7971therefore now, andgatherהָעֵז֙ha.'EzH5756thy cattleמִקְנְךָ֔mik.ne.ChaH4735,and all that thou hast in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704; for uponevery manהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120and beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929which shall be foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶ֗הva.sa.DehH7704,and shall not be broughtיֵֽאָסֵף֙ye.'a.SefH622homeהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,the hailהַבָּרָ֖דha.ba.RadH1259shall come downוְיָרַ֧דve.ya.RadH3381upon them, and they shall dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

20He that fearedהַיָּרֵא֙hai.ya.Re'H3373the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068among the servantsמֵֽעַבְדֵ֖יme.'av.DeiH5650of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547made his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650and his cattleמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735fleeהֵנִ֛יסhe.NisH5127into the housesהַבָּתִּֽים׃ha.ba.TimH1004:

21And he that regardedשָׂ֛ם לִבּ֖וֹsam li.BoH3820 H7760not the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068leftוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650and his cattleמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ פba.sa.DehH7704.

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