Revised Version 1895

Exodus 10:3-19

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹן֮ve.'a.ha.RonH175wentH935in untoPharaohפַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhH6547, andsaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680,Howמָתַ֣יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704wilt thourefuseמֵאַ֔נְתָּme.'An.taH3985to humble thyselfbeforeמִפָּנָ֑יmi.pa.NaiH6440meאֶל־'el-H413?letשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goH935, that they mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647meאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413.

4Else,ifאִם־'im-H518thourefuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986toletלְשַׁלֵּ֣חַle.sha.Le.achH7971mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971goH935,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,tomorrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279will Ibringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935locustsאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH697intoH935thyborderבִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃big.vu.Le.khaH1366:

5and they shallcoverוְכִסָּה֙ve.khi.SahH3680thefaceH7200of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that one shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808beableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201toseeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and they shalleatוְאָכַ֣ל׀ve.'a.KhalH398the residue of thatwhichH5869isescapedהַפְּלֵטָ֗הha.pe.le.TahH6413,whichH5869remaineth untoyouH3605from thehailהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259, and shalleatוְאָכַל֙ve.'a.KhalH398everyH3605treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086whichH5869groweth foryouH3605outH4480of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704:

6and thyhousesבָתֶּ֜יךָva.Tei.khaH1004shall befilledוּמָלְא֨וּu.mal.'UH4390, and thehousesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004ofallכָל־khol-H3605thyservantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650, and thehousesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004ofallכָל־khol-H3605theEgyptiansמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4713; asneitherH3808thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1norH3808thyfathers’וַאֲב֣וֹתva.'a.VotH1fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1haveseenרָא֤וּra.'UH7200,sinceאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thedayמִיּ֗וֹםmi.YomH3117that they wereuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117. And heturnedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437, andwentH3318outH3318fromPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

7AndPharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֜הfar.'OhH6547servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,Howמָתַי֙ma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704shall thismanH376be asnareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170untousאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413?letH7971themenH376goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971, that they mayserveוְיַֽעַבְד֖וּve.ya.'av.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430: knowest thounotזֶ֥הzehH2088yet thatEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714isdestroyedאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6?

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175werebroughtH7725againH7725untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Goלְכ֥וּle.KhuH1980,serveעִבְד֖וּ'iv.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430; but who are they that shallgoהַהֹלְכִֽים׃ha.ho.le.KhimH1980?

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WeH3588will go with ouryoungבִּנְעָרֵ֥ינוּbin.'a.Rei.nuH5288and with ouroldH1121, with oursonsבְּבָנֵ֨ינוּbe.va.Nei.nuH1121and with ourdaughtersוּבִבְנוֹתֵ֜נוּu.viv.no.Te.nuH1323, with ourflocksבְּצֹאנֵ֤נוּbe.tzo.Ne.nuH6629and with ourherdsוּבִבְקָרֵ֙נוּ֙u.viv.ka.Re.nuH1241willweH3588go; forweH3588mustH1121hold afeastחַג־chag-H2282unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Soכֵ֤ןkhenH3651be theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068withyouH834, as I willletH7971youH834goאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971, and yourlittleטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945:lookרְא֕וּre.'UH7200to it; forevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451isbeforeפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃pe.nei.KhemH6440youH834.

11Notלֹ֣אlo'H3808soכֵ֗ןKhenH3651:goH4994nowH4994ye that aremenהַגְּבָרִים֙ha.ge.va.RimH1397, andserveוְעִבְד֣וּve.'iv.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for that iswhatכִּ֥יkiH3588yedesireמְבַקְשִׁ֑יםme.vak.ShimH1245. And they weredrivenH1644outH1644fromPharaoh’sפַרְעֹֽה׃ פfar.'OhH6547presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.

12And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Stretchנְטֵ֨הne.TehH5186outH5186thinehandיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027over thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714for thelocustsבָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הba.'ar.BehH697, that they maycomeוְיַ֖עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upH5927uponH5921thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andeatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398everyכָּל־kol-H3605herbעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,evenH853allכָּל־kol-H3605that thehailהַבָּרָֽד׃ha.ba.RadH1259hathleftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186forthH5375hisrodמַטֵּהוּ֮ma.te.HuH4294over thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068broughtH5375aneastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307uponעַל־'al-H5921thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776allכָּל־kol-H3605thatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915; and when it wasmorningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242, theeastהַקָּדִ֔יםha.ka.DimH6921windוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307broughtH5375thelocustsהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697.

14And thelocustsהָֽאַרְבֶּ֗הha.'ar.BehH697wentH5927upH5927overallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andrestedוַיָּ֕נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117inallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605thebordersגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966grievousכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515were they;beforeלְ֠פָנָיוLe.fa.navH6440them there werenoלֹא־lo'-H3808suchכֵ֤ןkhenH3651locustsאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697as they,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808afterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310them shall besuchכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

15For theycoveredוַיְכַ֞סvay.KhasH3680thefaceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of thewholeH3605earthהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776,soH3808that thelandהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776wasdarkenedוַתֶּחְשַׁ֣ךְva.tech.ShakhH2821; and theydidH834eatוַיֹּ֜אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398everyH3605herbעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andallH3605thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of thetreesהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086whichH834thehailהַבָּרָ֑דha.ba.RadH1259hadleftהוֹתִ֖ירho.TirH3498: and thereremainedנוֹתַ֨רno.TarH3498notH3808anyH3605greenיֶ֧רֶקYe.rekH3418thingH3605, eithertreeבָּעֵ֛ץba.'EtzH6086orherbוּבְעֵ֥שֶׂבu.ve.'E.sevH6212of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,throughH3605allH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

16ThenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547calledH7121forMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֣הle.mo.ShehH4872andAaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175inhasteוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havesinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, andagainstH2398youH7121.

17Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeforgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375, IprayH4994thee, mysinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389thisonceהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471, andentreatוְהַעְתִּ֖ירוּve.ha'.Ti.ruH6279theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, that he maytakeH5375awayוְיָסֵר֙ve.ya.SerH5493frommeH4994thisdeathהַמָּ֥וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194onlyH389.

18And hewentH3318outH3318fromPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, andentreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֖רvai.ye'.TarH6279theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֨ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015anexceedingמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966strongחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389westיָם֙yamH3220windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307,whichH7307tookH5375upH5375thelocustsהָ֣אַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697, anddroveוַיִּתְקָעֵ֖הוּvai.yit.ka.'E.huH8628themintoH2015the RedSeaיָ֣מָּהYa.mahH3220; thereremainedנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604notלֹ֤אlo'H3808onelocustאַרְבֶּ֣ה'ar.BehH697inallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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