Revised Version 1895

Exodus 7

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Seeרְאֵ֛הre.'EhH7200, I havemadeנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee agodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547: andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251shall be thyprophetנְבִיאֶֽךָ׃ne.vi.'E.khaH5030.

2Thou shaltspeakתְדַבֵּ֔רte.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605that Icommandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee: andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֤ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, that heletH7971thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971outH7971of hislandמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.TzoH776.

3And I willhardenאַקְשֶׁ֖ה'ak.ShehH7185Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820, andmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧יve.hir.bei.TiH7235mysignsאֹתֹתַ֛י'o.to.TaiH226and mywondersמוֹפְתַ֖יmof.TaiH4159in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4ButPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547willnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808hearken untoyouH5414, and I willlayH5414myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027uponאֲלֵכֶם֙'a.le.KhemH413Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֨יve.ho.tze.TiH3318forthH3318myhostsצִבְאֹתַ֜יtziv.'o.TaiH6635, mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714bygreatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419judgmentsבִּשְׁפָטִ֖יםbish.fa.TimH8201.

5And theEgyptiansH4714shallknowוְיָדְע֤וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, when Istretchבִּנְטֹתִ֥יbin.to.TiH5186forthH3318minehandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318outH3318thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from among them.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651; as theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680them,soH3651didעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213they.

7AndMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872was fourscoreyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, andAaronוְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175fourscore andthreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, when they spake untoPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃ פpar.'OhH6547.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingH559,

9WhenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֨רye.da.BerH1696untoyouH3588,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shew awonderמוֹפֵ֑תmo.FetH4159foryouH3588: then thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֧חkachH3947thyrodמַטְּךָ֛ma.te.KhaH4294, andcastH7993itdownH7993beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547, that itbecomeיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961aserpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935in untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, and theydidוַיַּ֣עַשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suH6213soכֵ֔ןKhenH3651, as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680: andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175castH7993downוַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993hisrodמַטֵּ֗הוּma.Te.huH4294beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֛הfar.'OhH6547andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650, and itbecameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961aserpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

11ThenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547alsocalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121for thewiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450menH2450and thesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784: and they also, themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213in likemannerכֵּֽן׃KenH3651with their enchantments.

12For theycastH7993downH7993everyH376manH376hisrodמַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.huH4294, and theybecameוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961serpentsלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577: butAaron’sאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175rodמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294swallowedוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104upH1104theirrodsמַטֹּתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.

13AndPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388, and he hearkenednotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808unto them; as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

14And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820isstubbornכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515, he refuseth toletH7971thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971.

15GetH3947thee untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֞הpar.'OhH6547in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;loהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, he goethoutיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318unto thewaterהַמַּ֔יְמָהha.May.mahH4325; and thou shaltstandוְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324by the river’s brink tomeetH7125him; and therodוְהַמַּטֶּ֛הve.ham.ma.TehH4294whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasturnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015to aserpentלְנָחָ֖שׁle.na.ChashH5175shalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947in thinehandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

16And thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680, hathsentH7971meאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,LetH7971mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goH7971, that they mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִיve.ya.'av.Du.niH5647meאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, hitherto thou hastnotלֹא־lo'-H3808hearkened.

17Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, In this thou shaltknowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I willsmiteמַכֶּ֣ה׀ma.KehH5221with therodבַּמַּטֶּ֣הba.ma.TehH4294that is in minehandבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921thewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325whichH834are in theriverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975, and they shall beturnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015tobloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

18And thefishוְהַדָּגָ֧הve.ha.da.GahH1710that is in theriverבַּיְאֹ֛רbay.'OrH2975shalldieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191, and theriverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975shallstinkוּבָאַ֣שׁu.va.'AshH887; and theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713shall loathe todrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from theriverהַיְאֹֽר׃ סhay.'OrH2975.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thyrodמַטְּךָ֣ma.te.KhaH4294, andstretchוּנְטֵֽה־u.ne.teh-H5186outH5186thinehandיָדְךָ֩ya.de.KhaH3027over thewatersמֵימֵ֨יmei.MeiH4325ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, over theirriversנַהֲרֹתָ֣ם׀na.ha.ro.TamH5104, over theirstreamsH5104, and over theirpoolsH98, and overallH3605theirpondsאַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם'ag.mei.HemH98ofwaterמֵימֵיהֶ֖םmei.mei.HemH4325, that they maybecomeH1961bloodדָ֑םDamH1818; and there shall bebloodדָם֙damH1818throughoutH3605allH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,bothH3605in vessels ofwoodוּבָעֵצִ֖יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086and in vessels ofstoneוּבָאֲבָנִֽים׃u.va.'a.va.NimH68.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵן֩khenH3651, as theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680; and heliftedH7311upH7311therodבַּמַּטֶּה֙ba.ma.TehH4294, andsmoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221thewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325that were in theriverבַּיְאֹ֔רbay.'OrH2975, in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547, and in thesightוּלְעֵינֵ֖יu.le.'ei.NeiH5869of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thewatersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that were in theriverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975wereturnedוַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּvai.ye.ha.fe.KhuH2015tobloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

21And thefishוְהַדָּגָ֨הve.ha.da.GahH1710that was in theriverבַּיְאֹ֥רbay.'OrH2975diedמֵ֙תָה֙me.tahH4191; and theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975stankוַיִּבְאַ֣שׁvai.yiv.'AshH887, and theEgyptiansH4714couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from theriverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975; and thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818wasthroughoutH3605allH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22And themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213in likemannerכֵ֛ןkhenH3651with their enchantments: andPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388, and he hearkenednotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808unto them; as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

23AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437andwentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,neitherH3808didH3808helayשָׁ֥תshatH7896evenגַּם־gam-H1571this toheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820.

24Andallכָל־khol-H3605theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713diggedroundH5439aboutH5439theriverהַיְאֹ֖רhay.'OrH2975forwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.TotH8354; for theycouldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201notלֹ֤אlo'H3808drinkלִשְׁתֹּ֔תlish.TotH8354of thewaterמִמֵּימֵ֖יmi.mei.MeiH4325of theriverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

25Andsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117werefulfilledוַיִּמָּלֵ֖אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390,afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadsmittenהַכּוֹת־ha.kot-H5221theriverהַיְאֹֽר׃ פhay.'OrH2975.

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