Revised Webster's Bible

Exodus 7

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.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.BerH1696all that Icommandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee: andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֤ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, that hesendוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of 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.'OhH6547shall nothearkenיִשְׁמַ֤עyish.Ma'H8085to you, that I maylayוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027uponEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and bringforthוְהוֹצֵאתִ֨יve.ho.tze.TiH3318myarmiesצִבְאֹתַ֜יtziv.'o.TaiH6635, mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714bygreatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419judgmentsבִּשְׁפָטִ֖יםbish.fa.TimH8201.

5And theEgyptiansH4714shallknowוְיָדְע֤וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, when I stretchforthבִּנְטֹתִ֥יbin.to.TiH5186myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027uponEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and bringoutוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromamongמִתּוֹכָֽם׃mi.to.KhamH8432them.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680them, sodidעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213they.

7AndMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872waseightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, andAaronוְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175eightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084andthreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, when theyspokeבְּדַבְּרָ֖םbe.da.be.RamH1696toPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃ פpar.'OhH6547.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and toAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9WhenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֨רye.da.BerH1696to you,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Showתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414amiracleמוֹפֵ֑תmo.FetH4159for you: then thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֧חkachH3947thyrodמַטְּךָ֛ma.te.KhaH4294, andcastוְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.hash.LekhH7993itbeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547, and it shall become aserpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175wentinוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, and theydidוַיַּ֣עַשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suH6213so as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680: andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175castdownוַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993hisrodמַטֵּ֗הוּma.Te.huH4294beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֛הfar.'OhH6547, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650, and it became aserpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

11ThenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547alsocalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the wisemenלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450and thesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784: now themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, they alsodidוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213in likemannerכֵּֽן׃KenH3651with theirenchantmentsH3858.

12For they castdownוַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vai.yash.Li.khuH7993everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisrodמַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.huH4294, and they becameserpentsלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577: butAaron’sאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175rodמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294swallowedupוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104theirrodsמַטֹּתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.

13And hehardenedוַיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820, that hehearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not to them; as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068hadsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

14And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820ishardenedכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515, herefusethמֵאֵ֖ןme.'EnH3985to let thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971.

15GoH3212toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֞הpar.'OhH6547in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242; lo, he goethoutיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318to thewaterהַמַּ֔יְמָהha.May.mahH4325; and thou shaltstandוְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324by theriver’sהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975brinkשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193to meethimH7125; and therodוְהַמַּטֶּ֛הve.ham.ma.TehH4294which wasturnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015to aserpentלְנָחָ֖שׁle.na.ChashH5175shalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947in thyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

16And thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680hathsentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Let mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971, that they mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִיve.ya.'av.Du.niH5647me in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057: and, behold, untilnowכֹּֽה׃KohH3541thou wouldest nothearשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085.

17Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, In this thou shaltknowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: behold, I willsmiteמַכֶּ֣ה׀ma.KehH5221with therodבַּמַּטֶּ֣הba.ma.TehH4294that is in myhandבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027upon thewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325which are 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 theEgyptiansH4714shalllotheוְנִלְא֣וּve.nil.'UH3811todrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354of thewaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of theriverהַיְאֹֽר׃ סhay.'OrH2975.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thyrodמַטְּךָ֣ma.te.KhaH4294, and stretchoutוּנְטֵֽה־u.ne.teh-H5186thyhandיָדְךָ֩ya.de.KhaH3027upon thewatersמֵימֵ֨יmei.MeiH4325ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, upon theirstreamsנַהֲרֹתָ֣ם׀na.ha.ro.TamH5104, upon theirriversיְאֹרֵיהֶ֣םye.'o.rei.HemH2975, and upon theirpondsאַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם'ag.mei.HemH98, and upon all theirpoolsמִקְוֵ֥הmik.VehH4723ofwaterמֵימֵיהֶ֖םmei.mei.HemH4325, that they may becomebloodדָ֑םDamH1818; and that there may bebloodדָם֙damH1818throughout all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, both in vessels ofwoodוּבָעֵצִ֖יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086, and in vessels ofstoneוּבָאֲבָנִֽים׃u.va.'a.va.NimH68.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so, as theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680; and he liftedupוַיָּ֤רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311therodבַּמַּטֶּה֙ba.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; and all thewatersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that were in theriverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975wereturnedוַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּvai.ye.ha.fe.KhuH2015intobloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

21And thefishוְהַדָּגָ֨הve.ha.da.GahH1710that was in theriverבַּיְאֹ֥רbay.'OrH2975diedמֵ֙תָה֙me.tahH4191; and theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975stankוַיִּבְאַ֣שׁvai.yiv.'AshH887, and theEgyptiansH4714couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201notdrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354of thewaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of theriverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975; and there wasbloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818throughout all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22And themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so with theirenchantmentsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֑םbe.la.tei.HemH3909: andPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388, neither did hehearkenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to them; as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hadsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

23AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437andwentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004, neither did hesetשָׁ֥תshatH7896hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820tothisלָזֹֽאת׃la.ZotH2063also.

24And all theEgyptiansH4714dugוַיַּחְפְּר֧וּvai.yach.pe.RuH2658aroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439theriverהַיְאֹ֖רhay.'OrH2975forwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.TotH8354; for theycouldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201notdrinkלִשְׁתֹּ֔תlish.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.

Commentaries on Exodus 7

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