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Exodus 3:16-22

16GoH3212, andgatherוְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ve.'a.saf.TaH622theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH622, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85, ofIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327, and ofJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290,appearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, I havesurelyפָּקֹ֤דpa.KodH6485visitedפָּקַ֙דְתִּי֙pa.Kad.tiH6485you, and seen that which isdoneהֶעָשׂ֥וּיhe.'a.SuiH6213to you inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

17And I havesaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, I willbringאַעֲלֶ֣ה'a.'a.LehH5927you up out of theafflictionמֵעֳנִ֣יme.'o.NiH6040ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714to thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850, and theAmoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and thePerizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theHivitesוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, to alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

18And they shallhearkenוְשָׁמְע֖וּve.sha.me.'UH8085to thyvoiceלְקֹלֶ֑ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963: and thou shaltcomeוּבָאתָ֡u.va.TaH935, thou and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֨יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559to him, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of theHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ha.'iv.ri.YimH5680hathmetנִקְרָ֣הnik.RahH7136with us: and now let usgoH3212, we beseech thee,threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117’journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, that we maysacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָ֖הve.niz.be.ChahH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

19And I amsureיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will notletיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414yougoלַהֲלֹ֑ךְla.ha.LokhH1980, no, not by amightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

20And I will stretchoutוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֤יve.sha.lach.TiH7971myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027, andsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֣יve.hi.kei.TiH5221EgyptH4714with all mywondersנִפְלְאֹתַ֔יnif.le.'o.TaiH6381which I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213in itsmidstבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130: andafterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that he will let yougoיְשַׁלַּ֥חye.sha.LachH7971.

21And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971favourחֵ֥ןchenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theEgyptiansH4714: and it shall come to pass, that, when yegoH3212, ye shall notgoH3212emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:

22But everywomanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802shallaskוְשָׁאֲלָ֨הve.sha.'a.LahH7592of herneighbourמִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ֙mi.she.khen.TahH7934, and of her thatdwellethוּמִגָּרַ֣תu.mi.ga.RatH1481in herhouseבֵּיתָ֔הּbei.TahH1004,jewelsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627ofsilverכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andjewelsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091, andraimentוּשְׂמָלֹ֑תu.se.ma.LotH8071: and ye shallputוְשַׂמְתֶּ֗םve.sam.TemH7760them upon yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei.KhemH1121, and upon yourdaughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323; and ye shallplunderוְנִצַּלְתֶּ֖םve.ni.tzal.TemH5337theEgyptiansH4714.

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