Revised Version 1895

Exodus 4:2-9

2And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Whatמַה־זֶּ֣הmah-zeh-H2088is that in thinehandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Arodמַטֶּֽה׃ma.TehH4294.

3And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Castהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993it on thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776. And hecastוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993it on thegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and itbecameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961aserpentלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175; andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127frombeforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440it.

4And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,PutH7971forthH7971thinehandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027, andtakeH2388it by thetailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180: (and heputH7971forthH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, andlaidH7971holdוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388of it, and itbecameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961arodלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294in hishandH3027:)

5that they maybelieveיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327, and theGodוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290, hathappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto thee.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559furthermoreע֗וֹדodH5750unto him,PutH935nowנָ֤אna'H4994thinehandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027intoH935thybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436. And heputH935hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027intoH935hisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436: and when hetookH3318itoutH3318,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879, as white assnowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.

7And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,PutH7725thinehandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027intoאֶל־'el-H413thybosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436againH7725. (And heputH7725hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027intoאֶל־'el-H413hisbosomחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436againH7725; and when hetookH3318itoutH3318of hisbosomמֵֽחֵיק֔וֹme.chei.KoH2436,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, it wasturnedH7725againH7725as his otherfleshכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.)

8And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518they willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thee,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearken to thevoiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226, that they willbelieveוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539thevoiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of thelatterהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.cha.RonH314signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226.

9And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518they willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539evenגַּם֩gamH1571theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226,neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808hearken unto thyvoiceלְקֹלֶ֔ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963, that thou shalttakeH3947of thewaterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325of theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975, andpourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210ituponH1961thedryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004: and thewaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou takestoutמִן־min-H4480of theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975shallbecomeH1961bloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818uponH1961thedryH3004landH3004.

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