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Exodus 8:17-24

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 .

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