Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 9:18-34

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.

22And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁהmo.shehH4872,Stretch forthנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027toward heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,that there may be hailבָרָ֖דva.RadH1259in all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,upon manהָאָדָ֣םha.'a.DamH120,and upon beastהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929,and upon every herbעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,throughout the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

23And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretched forthוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186his rodמַטֵּהוּ֮ma.te.HuH4294toward heavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֒ha.sha.ma.YimH8064:And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068sentנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414thunderקֹלֹת֙ko.LotH6963and hailוּבָרָ֔דu.va.RadH1259,and the fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784ran alongוַתִּ֥הֲלַךְva.Ti.ha.lakhH1980upon the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776;And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068rainedוַיַּמְטֵ֧רvai.yam.TerH4305hailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259upon the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

24So there was hailבָרָ֔דva.RadH1259,and fireוְאֵ֕שׁ מִתְלַקַּ֖חַתve.'Esh mit.la.Ka.chatH3947 H784mingledבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432with the hailהַבָּרָ֑דha.ba.RadH1259,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966grievousכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515,such as there was noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808like it in all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714since it became a nationלְגֽוֹי׃le.GoyH1471.

25And the hailהַבָּרָ֜דha.ba.RadH1259smoteוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221throughout all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714all that wasin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,both manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120and beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929;and the hailהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259smoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221every herbעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,and brakeשִׁבֵּֽר׃shi.BerH7665every treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704.

26Only in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,where the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478were,was there no hailבָּרָֽד׃ba.RadH1259.

27And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121for Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֣הle.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֔ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I have sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398this timeהַפָּ֑עַםha.Pa.'amH6471:Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isrighteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662,and I and my peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971arewickedהָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ha.re.sha.'ImH7563.

28Intreatהַעְתִּ֙ירוּ֙ha'.Ti.ruH6279Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068(for it isenoughוְרַ֕בve.RavH7227) that there be no moremightyאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430thunderingsקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963and hailוּבָרָ֑דu.va.RadH1259;and I will let you goוַאֲשַׁלְּחָ֣הva.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971,and ye shall stayלַעֲמֹֽד׃la.'a.ModH5975no longerתֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.FunH3254.

29And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, As soon as I am gone outכְּצֵאתִי֙ke.tze.TiH3318of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,I will spread abroadאֶפְרֹ֥שׂ'ef.RosH6566my handsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709unto Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andthe thunderהַקֹּל֣וֹתha.ko.LotH6963shall ceaseיֶחְדָּל֗וּןyech.da.LunH2308,neither shall there be any more hailוְהַבָּרָד֙ve.ha.ba.RadH1259;that thou mayest knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045how that the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776isYhwh’sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

30But as for thee and thy servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֑יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that ye will not yet fearתִּֽירְא֔וּן מִפְּנֵ֖יtir.'Un mi.pe.NeiH6440 H3372Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

31And the flaxוְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥הve.ha.pish.TahH6594and the barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרָ֖הve.ha.se.'o.RahH8184was smittenנֻכָּ֑תָהnu.Ka.tahH5221:for the barleyהַשְּׂעֹרָה֙ha.se.'o.RahH8184wasin the earאָבִ֔יב'a.VivH24,and the flaxוְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖הve.ha.pish.TahH6594wasbolledגִּבְעֹֽל׃giv.'OlH1392.

32But the wheatוְהַחִטָּ֥הve.ha.chi.TahH2406and the rieוְהַכֻּסֶּ֖מֶתve.hak.ku.Se.metH3698were not smittenנֻכּ֑וּnu.KuH5221:for theyהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2007werenot grown upאֲפִילֹ֖ת'a.fi.LotH648.

33And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892from Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547,and spread abroadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566his handsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709unto Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and the thundersהַקֹּלוֹת֙ha.ko.lOtH6963and hailוְהַבָּרָ֔דve.ha.ba.RadH1259ceasedוַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּvai.yach.de.LuH2308,and the rainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306was not pouredנִתַּ֥ךְni.TakhH5413upon the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

34And when Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the rainהַמָּטָ֧רha.ma.TarH4306and the hailוְהַבָּרָ֛דve.ha.ba.RadH1259and the thundersוְהַקֹּלֹ֖תve.ha.ko.LotH6963were ceasedחָדַ֨לcha.DalH2308,he sinnedלַחֲטֹ֑אla.cha.To'H2398yet moreוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,and hardenedוַיַּכְבֵּ֥דvai.yakh.BedH3513his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820,he and his servantsוַעֲבָדָֽיו׃va.'a.va.DavH5650.

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