Revised Version 1895

Exodus 9:1-13

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.

Read all of Exodus 9

Commentaries on Exodus 9

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain