Revised Version 1895

Exodus 9

1Then theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Goבֹּ֖אbo'H935in untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, andtellאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680,Letשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goH935, that they mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647meH413.

2Forifאִם־'im-H518thourefuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986toletH7971themgoלְשַׁלֵּ֑חַle.sha.Le.achH7971, and wiltholdמַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.ZikH2388themstillוְעוֹדְךָ֖ve.'od.KhaH5750,

3beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068isuponH1961thycattleבַּבָּקָ֖רba.ba.KarH1241whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,uponH1961thehorsesבַּסּוּסִ֤יםba.su.SimH5483,uponH1961the asses,uponH1961thecamelsבַּגְּמַלִּ֔יםba.ge.ma.LimH1581,uponH1961theherdsH1241, anduponH1961theflocksוּבַצֹּ֑אןu.va.TzonH6629: there shall be averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515murrain.

4And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall severbetweenH996thecattleמִקְנֵ֣הmik.NehH4735ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thecattleמִקְנֵ֣הmik.NehH4735ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: and there shallnothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808dieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605that belongeth to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appointedמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150asetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760time,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shalldoיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697on the morrow, andallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thecattleמִקְנֵ֣הmik.NehH4735ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191: but of thecattleוּמִמִּקְנֵ֥הu.mi.mik.NehH4735of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478diedמֵ֥תmetH4191notלֹא־lo'-H3808one.

7AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547sentH7971, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009, there wasnotH3808soH7971much as one of thecattleמִמִּקְנֵ֥הmi.mik.NehH4735of theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478deadמֵ֛תmetH4191. But theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547was stubborn, and hedidH3808notH3808letH7971thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971goH7971.

8And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and untoAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947toyouH3947handfulsחָפְנֵיכֶ֔םcha.fe.nei.KhemH2651of ashes of thefurnaceכִּבְשָׁ֑ןkiv.ShanH3536, and letMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sprinkleוּזְרָק֥וֹu.ze.ra.KoH2236ittowardH413theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064in thesightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

9And it shallbecomeH1961smalldustלְאָבָ֔קle.'a.VakH80overallH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and shall be aboilלִשְׁחִ֥יןlish.ChinH7822breakingפֹּרֵ֛חַpo.Re.achH6524forth with blainsuponH5921manהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120anduponH5921beastהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929,throughoutH3605allH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10And theytookH3947ashes of thefurnaceהַכִּבְשָׁ֗ןha.kiv.ShanH3536, andstoodH5975beforeH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547; andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sprinkledוַיִּזְרֹ֥קvai.yiz.RokH2236itupH5975towardH6440heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064; and itbecameH1961aboilשְׁחִין֙she.ChinH7822breakingפֹּרֵ֕חַpo.Re.achH6524forthH3947with blainsuponH1961manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120anduponH1961beastוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

11And themagiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗יםha.char.tu.MimH2748couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808standלַעֲמֹ֛דla.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588of theboilsהַשְּׁחִ֑יןha.she.ChinH7822; for theboilsהַשְּׁחִ֔יןha.she.ChinH7822wereuponH1961themagiciansבַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖םba.char.tu.MimH2748, anduponH1961allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605theEgyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4713.

12And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, and he hearkenednotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808unto them; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696untoMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

13And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Riseהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925upH7925earlyH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andstandוְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בve.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547, andsayH559unto him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680,LetH7971mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971, that they mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647meH413.

14For I will this timesendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605myplaguesמַגֵּפֹתַי֙ma.ge.fo.TaiH4046uponH413thineheartלִבְּךָ֔li.be.KhaH3820, anduponH413thyservantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, anduponH413thypeopleוּבְעַמֶּ֑ךָu.ve.'a.Me.khaH5971; that thou mayestknowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that there isnoneאֵ֥ין'einH369likemeH413inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15Fornowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258I hadputH7971forthH7971myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027, andsmittenוָאַ֥ךְva.'AkhH5221thee and thypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971withpestilenceבַּדָּ֑בֶרba.Da.verH1698, and thou hadst beencutH3582offH3582from theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

16but in verydeedH5608for this cause have ImadeH3605thee tostandהֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָhe.'e.mad.Ti.khaH5975, for to shew thee mypowerכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581, and that mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034may bedeclaredH5608throughoutH3605allH3605theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17As yet exaltest thou thyself against mypeopleבְּעַמִּ֑יbe.'a.MiH5971, that thou wiltnotלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115letH7971themgoשַׁלְּחָֽם׃sha.le.ChamH7971?

18Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005,tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279aboutH1961this time I willcauseH1961it torainמַמְטִיר֙mam.TirH4305averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grievousכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515hailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259,suchאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834as hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808been inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714sinceלְמִן־le.min-H4480thedayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117it wasfoundedהִוָּסְדָ֖הhi.va.se.DahH3245evenH5704untilH5704nowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforesendשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7971, hasten in thycattleH929andallכָּל־kol-H3605that thou hast in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704; foreveryכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120andbeastH929whichH834shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in thefieldבַשָּׂדֶ֗הva.sa.DehH7704, and shallnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808bebroughtH3381homeהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004, thehailהַבָּרָ֖דha.ba.RadH1259shallcomeוְיָרַ֧דve.ya.RadH3381downH3381uponעֲלֵהֶ֛ם'a.le.HemH5921them, and they shalldieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

20He thatfearedH3372thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068among theservantsמֵֽעַבְדֵ֖יme.'av.DeiH5650ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547made hisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650and hiscattleמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735fleeהֵנִ֛יסhe.NisH5127intoאֶל־'el-H413thehousesהַבָּתִּֽים׃ha.ba.TimH1004:

21and he that regardednotלֹא־lo'-H3808thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068leftוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800hisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650and hiscattleמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ פba.sa.DehH7704.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁהmo.shehH4872,Stretchנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186forth thinehandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027towardאֶל־'el-H413heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, that there may behailבָרָ֖דva.RadH1259inallH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,uponH5921manהָאָדָ֣םha.'a.DamH120, anduponH5921beastהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929, anduponH5921everyH3605herbעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,throughoutH3605thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

23AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186forthH5414hisrodמַטֵּהוּ֮ma.te.HuH4294towardעַל־'al-H5921heavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֒ha.sha.ma.YimH8064: and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068sentH5414thunderקֹלֹת֙ko.LotH6963andhailוּבָרָ֔דu.va.RadH1259, andfireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784ranוַתִּ֥הֲלַךְva.Ti.ha.lakhH1980downH5186unto theearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068rainedוַיַּמְטֵ֧רvai.yam.TerH4305hailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259uponעַל־'al-H5921thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

24Soמִתְלַקַּ֖חַתmit.la.Ka.chatH3947there washailבָרָ֔דva.RadH1259, andfireוְאֵ֕שׁve.'EshH784mingledבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432with thehailהַבָּרָ֑דha.ba.RadH1259,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966grievousכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515,suchH834as hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714sinceH834itbecameH1961anationלְגֽוֹי׃le.GoyH1471.

25And thehailהַבָּרָ֜דha.ba.RadH1259smoteוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221throughoutH3605allH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714allH3605that was in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,bothH3605manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120andbeastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929; and thehailהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259smoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221everyH3605herbעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, and brakeeveryH3605treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704.

26Onlyרַ֚קrakH7535in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478were, was therenoלֹ֥אlo'H3808hailבָּרָֽד׃ba.RadH1259.

27AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121forMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֣הle.mo.ShehH4872andAaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֔ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I havesinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398this time: theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isrighteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662, and I and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971arewickedהָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ha.re.sha.'ImH7563.

28Entreatהַעְתִּ֙ירוּ֙ha'.Ti.ruH6279theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for there hath beenenoughוְרַ֕בve.RavH7227of thesemightyאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430thunderingsקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963andhailוּבָרָ֑דu.va.RadH1259; and I willletH7971youH7971goוַאֲשַׁלְּחָ֣הva.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971, and ye shallstayלַעֲמֹֽד׃la.'a.ModH5975noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808longerתֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.FunH3254.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Assoonכִּ֥יkiH3588as I amgoneH3318outH3318of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, I willspreadאֶפְרֹ֥שׂ'ef.RosH6566abroad myhandsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709unto theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; the thunders shallceaseיֶחְדָּל֗וּןyech.da.LunH2308,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall there beanyH5750moreH5750hailוְהַבָּרָד֙ve.ha.ba.RadH1259; that thou mayestknowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is theLORD’Sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

30But as for thee and thyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֑יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that ye willnotכִּ֚יkiH3588yetfearתִּֽירְא֔וּןtir.'UnH3372theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

31And theflaxוְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥הve.ha.pish.TahH6594and thebarleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרָ֖הve.ha.se.'o.RahH8184weresmittenנֻכָּ֑תָהnu.Ka.tahH5221: for thebarleyהַשְּׂעֹרָה֙ha.se.'o.RahH8184was in theearאָבִ֔יב'a.VivH24, and theflaxוְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖הve.ha.pish.TahH6594was bolled.

32But thewheatוְהַחִטָּ֥הve.ha.chi.TahH2406and thespeltוְהַכֻּסֶּ֖מֶתve.hak.ku.Se.metH3698werenotH3808smittenנֻכּ֑וּnu.KuH5221: for they werenotH3808grown up.

33AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH3318outH3318of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fromPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547, andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566abroad hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709unto theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and the thunders andhailוְהַבָּרָ֔דve.ha.ba.RadH1259ceasedוַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּvai.yach.de.LuH2308, and therainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306wasnotלֹא־lo'-H3808pouredנִתַּ֥ךְni.TakhH5413uponאֶל־'el-H413theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

34And whenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that therainהַמָּטָ֧רha.ma.TarH4306and thehailוְהַבָּרָ֛דve.ha.ba.RadH1259and the thunders wereceasedחָדַ֨לcha.DalH2308, hesinnedלַחֲטֹ֑אla.cha.To'H2398yetmoreוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254, andhardenedוַיַּכְבֵּ֥דvai.yakh.BedH3513hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820, he and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָֽיו׃va.'a.va.DavH5650.

35And theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547washardenedוַֽיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388, and hedidכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808letH7971thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696byMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

Commentaries on Exodus 9

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