Revised Webster's Bible

Exodus 8

1And theLORDH3068spokeH559toMosesH4872,Goבֹּ֖אbo'H935toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, andsayH559to him, ThussaithH559theLORDH3068, Let mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971, that they mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

2And if thou shaltrefuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to let themgoלְשַׁלֵּ֑חַle.sha.Le.achH7971, behold, I willsmiteנֹגֵ֛ףno.GefH5062all thybordersגְּבוּלְךָ֖ge.vu.le.KhaH1366withfrogsH6854:

3And theriverהַיְאֹר֮hay.'OrH2975shall bringforthH8317frogsH6854abundantlyH8317, which shall goupH5927andcomeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935into thyhouseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004, and into thybedchamberוּבַחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖u.va.cha.Dar mish.ka.ve.KhaH2315 H4904, and upon thybedמִטָּתֶ֑ךָmi.ta.Te.khaH4296, and into thehouseוּבְבֵ֤יתu.ve.VeitH1004of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and upon thypeopleוּבְעַמֶּ֔ךָu.ve.'a.Me.khaH5971, and into thyovensוּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָu.ve.ta.nu.Rei.khaH8574, and into thykneadingtroughsוּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃u.ve.mish.'a.ro.Tei.khaH4863:

4And thefrogsH6854shall comeupיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927both on thee, and upon thypeopleH5971, and upon all thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

5And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spokeH559toMosesH4872,SayH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, Stretchforthנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186thyhandיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027with thyrodבְּמַטֶּ֔ךָbe.ma.Te.khaH4294over thestreamsהַ֨נְּהָרֹ֔תha.ne.ha.RotH5104, over theriversH2975, and over thepondsהָאֲגַמִּ֑יםha.'a.ga.MimH98, and causefrogsH6854to comeupוְהַ֥עַלve.Ha.'alH5927on thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

6AndAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175stretchedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027over thewatersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; and thefrogsהַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַha.tze.far.De.a'H6854cameupוַתַּ֙עַל֙va.Ta.'alH5927, andcoveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7And themagiciansהַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖יםha.char.tu.MimH2748didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so with theirenchantmentsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֑םbe.la.tei.HemH3909, and broughtupוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927frogsH6854upon thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8ThenPharaohH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forMosesH4872andAaronH175, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Entreatהַעְתִּ֣ירוּha'.Ti.ruH6279theLORDH3068, that he may takeawayוְיָסֵר֙ve.ya.SerH5493thefrogsH6854from me, and from mypeopleוּמֵֽעַמִּ֑יu.me.'a.MiH5971; and I will let thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goוַאֲשַׁלְּחָה֙va.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971, that they maysacrificeוְיִזְבְּח֖וּve.yiz.be.ChuH2076to theLORDH3068.

9AndMosesH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toPharaohלְפַרְעֹה֮le.far.'OhH6547,Commandהִתְפָּאֵ֣רhit.pa.'ErH6286me:whenלְמָתַ֣י׀le.ma.TaiH4970shall Ientreatאַעְתִּ֣יר'a'.TirH6279for thee, and for thyservantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and for thypeopleוּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔u.le.'a.me.KhaH5971, todestroyלְהַכְרִית֙le.hakh.RitH3772thefrogsH6854from thee and thyhousesH1004, that they mayremainתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604in theriverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975only?

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Tomorrowלְמָחָ֑רle.ma.CharH4279. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Be it according to thywordכִּדְבָ֣רְךָ֔kid.Va.re.khaH1697: that thou mayestknowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that there is none like theLORDכַּיהוָ֥הka.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11And thefrogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854shalldepartוְסָר֣וּve.sa.RuH5493from thee, and from thyhousesוּמִבָּ֣תֶּ֔יךָu.mib.Ba.Tei.khaH1004, and from thyservantsוּמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.me.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and from thypeopleוּמֵעַמֶּ֑ךָu.me.'a.Me.khaH5971; they shallremainתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604in theriverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975only.

12AndMosesH4872andAaronH175wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547: andMosesH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817to theLORDH3068becauseofדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697thefrogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854which he hadbroughtשָׂ֥םsamH7760againstPharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

13And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didH6213according to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872; and thefrogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854diedוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191out of thehousesהַבָּתִּ֥יםha.ba.TimH1004, out of thevillagesהַחֲצֵרֹ֖תha.cha.tze.RotH2691, and out of thefieldsהַשָּׂדֹֽת׃ha.sa.DotH7704.

14And they gathered themtogetherוַיִּצְבְּר֥וּvai.yitz.be.RuH6651inheapsH2563: and thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776stankוַתִּבְאַ֖שׁva.tiv.'AshH887.

15But whenPharaohH6547sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that there wasrespiteהָֽרְוָחָ֔הha.re.va.ChahH7309, hehardenedוְהַכְבֵּד֙ve.hakh.BedH3513hisheartH3820, andhearkenedH8085not to them; as theLORDH3068hadsaidH1696.

16And theLORDH3068saidH559toMosesH4872,SayH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, Stretchoutנְטֵ֣הne.TehH5186thyrodמַטְּךָ֔ma.te.KhaH4294, andsmiteוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that it may becomeliceלְכִנִּ֖םle.khi.NimH3654throughout all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

17And theydidוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so; forAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175stretchedoutוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186hishandיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027with hisrodבְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ve.ma.Te.huH4294, andsmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and it becameliceהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654inmanבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120, and inbeastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929; all thedustעֲפַ֥ר'a.FarH6083of thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776becameliceכִנִּ֖יםkhi.NimH3654throughout all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

18And themagiciansהַחַרְטֻמִּ֧יםha.char.tu.MimH2748didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so with theirenchantmentsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֛םbe.la.tei.HemH3909to bringforthלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318liceהַכִּנִּ֖יםha.ki.NimH3654, but theycouldיָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luH3201not: so there wereliceהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654uponmanבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120, and uponbeastוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

19Then themagiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ha.char.tu.MimH2748saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, This is thefingerאֶצְבַּ֥ע'etz.Ba'H676ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430: andPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388, and hehearkenedשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085not to them; as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hadsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

20And theLORDH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, Riseearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242, andstandוְהִתְיַצֵּב֙ve.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeH6440PharaohH6547; lo, he comethforthיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318to thewaterהַמָּ֑יְמָהha.Ma.ye.mahH4325; andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDH3068, Let mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971, that they mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

21Else, if thou wilt not let mypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971goמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971, behold, I willsendמַשְׁלִ֨יחַmash.Li.achH7971swarmsהֶעָרֹ֑בhe.'a.RoH6157of flies upon thee, and upon thyservantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֧יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and upon thypeopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֛u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971, and into thyhousesוּבְבָתֶּ֖יךָu.ve.va.Tei.khaH1004: and thehousesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of theEgyptiansH4714shall befullוּמָ֨לְא֜וּu.Mal.'UH4390ofswarmsהֶ֣עָרֹ֔בhe.'a.RoH6157of flies, and also thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127on which they are .

22And I will setapartוְהִפְלֵיתִי֩ve.hif.lei.TiH6395in thatdayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657, in which mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971dwellעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975, thatnoלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115swarmsעָרֹ֑בa.RoH6157of flies shallbeהֱיֽוֹת־he.yot-H1961there; to theendלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thou mayestknowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I am theLORDH3068in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23And I willputוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760adivisionפְדֻ֔תfe.DutH6304between mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971and thypeopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971: tomorrowלְמָחָ֥רle.ma.CharH4279shall thissignהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226be.

24And theLORDH3068didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so; and therecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935agrievousכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515swarmעָרֹ֣בa.RoH6157of flies into thehouseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004ofPharaohH6547, and into hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650’housesוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004, and into all thelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wascorruptedתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תti.sha.ChetH7843byreasonמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theswarmהֶעָרֹֽב׃he.'a.RoH6157of flies .

25AndPharaohH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forH413MosesH4872and forAaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175, andsaidH559,GoH3212ye,sacrificeH2076to yourGodלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֖םle.lo.hei.KhemH430in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

26AndMosesH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is notproperנָכוֹן֙na.khOnH3559so todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213;forהֵ֣ןhenH2005we shallsacrificeנִזְבַּ֖חniz.BachH2076theabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to theLORDH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: lo, shall wesacrificeנִזְבַּ֞חniz.BachH2076theabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714before theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869, and will they notstoneיִסְקְלֻֽנוּ׃yis.ke.Lu.nuH5619us?

27We willgoH3212threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117’journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, andsacrificeוְזָבַ֙חְנוּ֙ve.za.Vach.nuH2076to theLORDH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, as he shallcommandיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559us.

28AndPharaohH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will let yougoH7971, that ye maysacrificeוּזְבַחְתֶּ֞םu.ze.vach.TemH2076to theLORDלַיהוָ֤הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057; only ye shall notgoH3212veryהַרְחֵ֥קhar.ChekH7368farawayתַרְחִ֖יקוּtar.Chi.kuH7368:entreatהַעְתִּ֖ירוּha'.Ti.ruH6279formeבַּעֲדִֽי׃ba.'a.DiH1157.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I gooutיוֹצֵ֤אyo.Tze'H3318from thee, and I willentreatוְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.ha'.tar.TiH6279theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that theswarmsהֶעָרֹ֗בhe.'a.RoH6157of flies maydepartוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493fromPharaohמִפַּרְעֹ֛הmi.par.'OhH6547, from hisservantsמֵעֲבָדָ֥יוme.'a.va.DavH5650, and from hispeopleוּמֵעַמּ֖וֹu.me.'a.MoH5971, tomorrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279:butרַ֗קRakH7535let notPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547dealdeceitfullyהָתֵ֔לha.TelH2048anymoreיֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3254innotלְבִלְתִּי֙le.vil.TiH1115letting thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goשַׁלַּ֣חsha.LachH7971tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

30AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, andentreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֖רvai.ye'.TarH6279theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872; and heremovedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493theswarmsהֶעָרֹ֔בhe.'a.RoH6157of flies fromPharaohמִפַּרְעֹ֖הmi.par.'OhH6547, from hisservantsמֵעֲבָדָ֣יוme.'a.va.DavH5650, and from hispeopleוּמֵעַמּ֑וֹu.me.'a.MoH5971; thereremainedנִשְׁאַ֖רnish.'ArH7604notoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

32AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547hardenedוַיַּכְבֵּ֤דvai.yakh.BedH3513hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820at thistimeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471also, neither would he let thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971.

Commentaries on Exodus 8

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