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Exodus 8:20-32

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.

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