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Psalms 105:16-45

16Moreover he calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for a famineרָ֭עָבra.'oH7458upon the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:he brakeשָׁבָֽר׃sha.VarH7665the whole staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899.

17He sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440them, evenJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130, whowas soldנִמְכַּ֥רnim.KarH4376for a servantלְ֝עֶ֗בֶדle.'E.vedH5650:

18Whose feetרַגְל֑וֹrag.LoH7272they hurtעִנּ֣וּ'i.NuH6031with fettersבַכֶּ֣בֶלva.Ke.velH3525:heנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315was laidבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935in ironבַּ֝רְזֶ֗לbar.ZelH1270:

19Until the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256that his wordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697cameבֹּֽא־bo'-H935:the wordאִמְרַ֖ת'im.RatH565of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068triedצְרָפָֽתְהוּ׃tze.ra.Fa.te.huH6884him.

20The kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428sentשָׁ֣לַחSha.lachH7971and loosedוַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּva.ya.ti.Re.huH5425him; eventhe rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910of the peopleעַ֝מִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971,and let him go freeוַֽיְפַתְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.fa.te.Che.huH6605.

21He madeשָׂמ֣וֹsa.MoH7760him lordאָד֣וֹן'a.DonH113of his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,and rulerוּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗לu.mo.ShelH4910of all his substanceקִנְיָנֽוֹ׃kin.ya.NoH7075:

22To bindלֶאְסֹ֣רle'.SorH631his princesשָׂרָ֣יוsa.RavH8269at his pleasureבְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315;and teach his senatorsוּזְקֵנָ֥יוu.ze.ke.NavH2205wisdomיְחַכֵּֽם׃ye.cha.KemH2449.

23Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478also cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and Jacobוְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290sojournedגָּ֣רgarH1481in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.

24And he increasedוַיֶּ֣פֶרvai.Ye.ferH6509his peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966;and made them strongerוַ֝יַּֽעֲצִמֵהוּVai.ya.'a.tzi.me.huH6105than their enemiesמִצָּרָֽיו׃mi.tza.RavH6862.

25He turnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015their heartלִ֭בָּםLi.bomH3820to hateלִשְׂנֹ֣אlis.No'H8130his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,to deal deceitfully, conspiring againstלְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗לle.hit.na.KelH5230his servantsבַּעֲבָדָֽיו׃ba.'a.va.DavH5650.

26He sentשָׁ֭לַחSha.lachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650; andAaronאַ֝הֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175whom he had chosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977.

27They shewedשָֽׂמוּ־sa.mu-H7760his signsדִּבְרֵ֣י אֹתוֹתָ֑יוdiv.Rei 'o.to.TavH1697 H226among them, and wondersוּ֝מֹפְתִ֗יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.

28He sentשָׁ֣לַֽחSha.lachH7971darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,and made it darkוַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְvai.yach.ShikhH2821;and they rebelledמָ֝ר֗וּma.RuH4784not against his wordדְּבָרֽוֹ׃de.va.RoH1697.

29He turnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015their watersמֵימֵיהֶ֣םmei.mei.HemH4325into bloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818,and slewוַ֝יָּ֗מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191their fishדְּגָתָֽם׃de.ga.TamH1710.

30Their landאַרְצָ֣ם'ar.TzamH776brought forthH8317frogsצְפַרְדְּעִ֑יםtze.far.de.'ImH6854in abundanceH8317,in the chambersבְּ֝חַדְרֵ֗יbe.chad.ReiH2315of their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶֽם׃mal.khei.HemH4428.

31He spakeאָ֭מַר'A.marH559,and there cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935divers sorts of fliesעָרֹ֑בa.RoH6157, andliceכִּ֝נִּ֗יםki.NimH3654in all their coastsגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

32He gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them hailבָּרָ֑דba.RadH1259for rainגִּשְׁמֵיהֶ֣םgish.mei.HemH1653, andflamingלֶהָב֣וֹתle.ha.VotH3852fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784in their landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776.

33He smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221their vinesגַּ֭פְנָםGaf.nomH1612also and their fig treesוּתְאֵנָתָ֑םu.te.'e.na.TamH8384;and brakeוַ֝יְשַׁבֵּ֗רvay.sha.BerH7665the treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of their coastsגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

34He spakeאָ֭מַר'A.marH559,and the locustsאַרְבֶּ֑ה'ar.BehH697cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935,and caterpillersוְ֝יֶ֗לֶקve.Ye.lekH3218,and that without numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557,

35And did eat upוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398all the herbsעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in their landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776,and devouredוַ֝יֹּ֗אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of their groundאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.

36He smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221also all the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060in their landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776,the chiefרֵ֝אשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225of all their strengthאוֹנָֽם׃'o.NamH202.

37He brought them forthוַֽ֭יּוֹצִיאֵםVai.yo.tzi.'emH3318also with silverבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091: and there wasnot one feebleכּוֹשֵֽׁל׃ko.ShelH3782personamong their tribesבִּשְׁבָטָ֣יוbish.va.TavH7626.

38Egyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714was gladשָׂמַ֣חsa.MachH8055when they departedבְּצֵאתָ֑םbe.tze.TamH3318:for the fearפַּחְדָּ֣םpach.DamH6343of them fellנָפַ֖לna.FalH5307upon them.

39He spreadפָּרַ֣שׂpa.RasH6566a cloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051for a coveringלְמָסָ֑ךְle.ma.SakhH4539;and fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784to give lightלְהָאִ֥ירle.ha.'IrH215in the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

40The peopleaskedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592,and he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935quailsשְׂלָ֑וse.LavH7958,and satisfiedיַשְׂבִּיעֵֽם׃yas.bi.'EmH7646them with the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.

41He openedפָּ֣תַחPa.tachH6605the rockצ֭וּרtzurH6697,and the watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325gushed outוַיָּז֣וּבוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100;they ranהָ֝לְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980in the dry placesבַּצִּיּ֥וֹתba.tzi.YotH6723likea riverנָהָֽר׃na.HarH5104.

42For he rememberedזָ֭כַרZa.kharH2142his holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944promiseדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697, andAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85his servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.

43And he brought forthוַיּוֹצִ֣אvai.yo.Tzi'H3318his peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971with joyבְשָׂשׂ֑וֹןve.sa.SonH8342, andhis chosenבְּחִירָֽיו׃be.chi.RavH972with gladnessבְּ֝רִנָּ֗הbe.ri.NahH7440:

44And gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414them the landsאַרְצ֣וֹת'ar.TzotH776of the heathenגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471:and they inheritedיִירָֽשׁוּ׃yi.Ra.shuH3423the labourוַעֲמַ֖לva.'a.MalH5999of the peopleלְאֻמִּ֣יםle.'u.MimH3816;

45That they might observeיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104his statutesחֻ֭קָּיוChu.kavH2706,and keepיִנְצֹ֗רוּyin.Tzo.ruH5341his lawsוְתוֹרֹתָ֥יוve.to.ro.TavH8451. .

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