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Exodus 10:8-29

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175were broughtagainוַיּוּשַׁ֞בvai.yu.ShavH7725toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,GoH3212,serveעִבְד֖וּ'iv.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: but who are they that shallgoH1980?

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, We willgoH3212with ouryoungבִּנְעָרֵ֥ינוּbin.'a.Rei.nuH5288and with ouroldוּבִזְקֵנֵ֖ינוּu.viz.ke.Nei.nuH2205, with oursonsבְּבָנֵ֨ינוּbe.va.Nei.nuH1121and with ourdaughtersוּבִבְנוֹתֵ֜נוּu.viv.no.Te.nuH1323, with ourflocksבְּצֹאנֵ֤נוּbe.tzo.Ne.nuH6629and with ourherdsוּבִבְקָרֵ֙נוּ֙u.viv.ka.Re.nuH1241will wegoH3212; for we must hold afeastחַג־chag-H2282to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Let theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be so with you, as I will let yougoאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971, and your littleonesטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945:lookרְא֕וּre.'UH7200to it ; forevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451isbeforeפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃pe.nei.KhemH6440you.

11Not so:goH3212now ye that aremenהַגְּבָרִים֙ha.ge.va.RimH1397, andserveוְעִבְד֣וּve.'iv.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for that yedesiredמְבַקְשִׁ֑יםme.vak.ShimH1245. And they were drivenoutוַיְגָ֣רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644fromPharaoh’sפַרְעֹֽה׃ פfar.'OhH6547presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.

12And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, Stretchoutנְטֵ֨הne.TehH5186thyhandיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027over thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714for thelocustsבָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הba.'ar.BehH697, that they maycomeוְיַ֖עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upon thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andeatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398everyherbעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, even all that thehailהַבָּרָֽד׃ha.ba.RadH1259hathleftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretchedforthוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186hisrodמַטֵּהוּ֮ma.te.HuH4294over thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068broughtנִהַ֤גni.HagH5090aneastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307upon thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776all thatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117, and all thatnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915; and when it wasmorningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242, theeastהַקָּדִ֔יםha.ka.DimH6921windוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307broughtנָשָׂ֖אna.Sa'H5375thelocustsהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697.

14And thelocustsהָֽאַרְבֶּ֗הha.'ar.BehH697wentupוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927over all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andrestedוַיָּ֕נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117in all thelandגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966grievousכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515were they ;beforeלְ֠פָנָיוLe.fa.navH6440them there were nosuchH3651locustsאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697as they, neitherafterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310them shall be such.

15For theycoveredוַיְכַ֞סvay.KhasH3680thefaceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the wholeearthהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776, so that thelandהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776wasdarkenedוַתֶּחְשַׁ֣ךְva.tech.ShakhH2821; and theyateוַיֹּ֜אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398everyherbעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and all thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of thetreesהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086which thehailהַבָּרָ֑דha.ba.RadH1259hadleftהוֹתִ֖ירho.TirH3498: and thereremainedנוֹתַ֨רno.TarH3498not any greenthingיֶ֧רֶקYe.rekH3418on thetreesבָּעֵ֛ץba.'EtzH6086, or in theherbsוּבְעֵ֥שֶׂבu.ve.'E.sevH6212of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, through all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

16ThenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547calledלִקְרֹ֖אlik.Ro'H7121forMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֣הle.mo.ShehH4872andAaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175inhasteוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havesinnedחָטָ֛אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and against you.

17Now thereforeforgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375, I pray thee, mysinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403only thisonceהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471, andentreatוְהַעְתִּ֖ירוּve.ha'.Ti.ruH6279theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, that he may takeawayוְיָסֵר֙ve.ya.SerH5493from me thisdeathהַמָּ֥וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194only.

18And he wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, andentreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֖רvai.ye'.TarH6279theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֨ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015amightyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966strongחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389westיָם֙yamH3220windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307, which tookawayוַיִּשָּׂא֙vai.yi.Sa'H5375thelocustsהָ֣אַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697, andcastוַיִּתְקָעֵ֖הוּvai.yit.ka.'E.huH8628them into theRedסּ֑וּףSufH5488seaיָ֣מָּהYa.mahH3220; thereremainedנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604notoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259locustאַרְבֶּ֣ה'ar.BehH697in all thelandגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20But theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820, so that he would not let thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971.

21And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, Stretchoutנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027towardheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, that there may bedarknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822over thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, evendarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822which may befeltוְיָמֵ֖שׁve.ya.MeshH4959.

22AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872stretchedforthוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027towardheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and there was athickאֲפֵלָ֛ה'a.fe.LahH653darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ־cho.shekh-H2822in all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117:

23Theysawרָא֞וּra.'UH7200notoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, neitherroseקָ֛מוּKa.muH6965anyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376from his place forthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: but all thechildrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadlightא֖וֹר'orH216in theirdwellingsבְּמוֹשְׁבֹתָֽם׃be.mo.she.vo.TamH4186.

24AndPharaohפַרְעֹ֜הfar.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212ye,serveעִבְד֣וּ'iv.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; only let yourflocksצֹאנְכֶ֥םtzon.KhemH6629and yourherdsוּבְקַרְכֶ֖םu.ve.kar.KhemH1241be leftbehindיֻצָּ֑גyu.TzagH3322: let your littleonesטַפְּכֶ֖םta.pe.KhemH2945alsogoH3212with you.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou mustgiveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414usבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027alsosacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077and burntofferingsוְעֹל֑וֹתve.'o.LotH5930, that we maysacrificeוְעָשִׂ֖ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213to theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

26Ourcattleמִקְנֵ֜נוּmik.Ne.nuH4735also shallgoH3212with us; there shall not anhoofפַּרְסָ֔הpar.SahH6541be leftbehindתִשָּׁאֵר֙ti.sha.'ErH7604; for of them must wetakeנִקַּ֔חni.KachH3947toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; and weknowנֵדַ֗עne.Da'H3045not with what we mustserveנַּעֲבֹד֙na.'a.VodH5647theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, until wecomeבֹּאֵ֖נוּbo.'E.nuH935there.

27But theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820, and hewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not let themgoלְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃le.sha.le.ChamH7971.

28AndPharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him,DepartH3212from me, takeheedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself,seeרְא֣וֹתre.'otH7200myfaceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440nomoreתֹּ֙סֶף֙to.sefH3254; for in thatdayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117thouseestרְאֹתְךָ֥re.'o.te.KhaH7200myfaceפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440thou shaltdieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696wellכֵּ֣ןkenH3651, I willseeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200thyfaceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ פpa.Nei.khaH6440againאֹסִ֥ף'o.SifH3254no more.

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