YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“See,רְאֵהI have made youנְתַתִּיךָas Elohimאֱלֹהִיםto Pharaoh,לְפַרְעֹהand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹןyour brotherאָחִיךָwill beיִהְיֶהyour prophet.נְבִיאֶךָ
Youאַתָּהshall speakתְדַבֵּרallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרI command you,אֲצַוֶּךָּand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹןyour brotherאָחִיךָshall speakיְדַבֵּרtoאֶלPharaoh,פַּרְעֹהthat he letוְשִׁלַּחthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלgo out ofשִׁלַּחhis land.מֵאַרְצוֹ
But Iוַאֲנִיwill hardenאַקְשֶׁהthe heartאֶת לֵבof Pharaoh,פַּרְעֹהand I will multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִיmy signsאֶת אֹתֹתַיand my wondersוְאֶת מוֹפְתַיin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהwill notוְלֹאlistenיִשְׁמַעto you,אֲלֵכֶםand I will layוְנָתַתִּיmy handאֶת יָדִיon Egyptבְּמִצְרָיִםand bring outוְהוֹצֵאתִיmy armies,אֶת צִבְאֹתַיmy people,אֶת עַמִּיthe sonsבְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםby greatבִּ גְּדֹלִיםjudgments.שְׁפָטִים
And the Egyptiansוְ מִצְרַיִםwill knowיָדְעוּthatכִּיIאֲנִיam YHWH,יְהוָהwhen I stretch outבִּנְטֹתִיmy handאֶת יָדִיoverעַלEgyptמִצְרָיִםand bring outוְהוֹצֵאתִיthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלfrom their midst.”מִתּוֹכָם
Mosesמֹשֶׁהand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹןdid so;וַיַּעַשׂasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהcommandedצִוָּהthem,אֹתָםsoכֵּןthey did.עָשׂוּ
Mosesוּמֹשֶׁהwas eightyשְׁמֹנִיםyearsשָׁנָהold,בֶּןand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹןeighty-וּשְׁמֹנִיםthreeשָׁלֹשׁyearsשָׁנָהold,בֶּןwhen they spokeבְּדַבְּרָםtoאֶלPharaoh.פַּרְעֹה
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMosesמֹשֶׁהand toוְאֶלAaron,אַהֲרֹןsaying,לֵאמֹר
“WhenכִּיPharaohפַּרְעֹהspeaksיְדַבֵּרto you,אֲלֵכֶםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Showתְּנוּa wonderמוֹפֵתfor yourselves,’לָכֶםthen you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּtoאֶלAaron,אַהֲרֹן‘Takeקַחyour staffאֶת מַטְּךָand throw itוְהַשְׁלֵךְbeforeלִפְנֵיPharaoh;פַרְעֹהlet it becomeיְהִי לְa serpent.’”תַנִּין
So Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהand AaronוְאַהֲרֹןwentיָּבֹאtoאֶלPharaohפַּרְעֹהand didוַיַּעַשׂוּso,כֵןasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commanded;צִוָּהAaronוַ אַהֲרֹןthrewיַּשְׁלֵךְhis staffאֶת מַטֵּהוּbeforeלִפְנֵיPharaohפַרְעֹהand beforeוְלִפְנֵיhis servants,עֲבָדָיוand it becameוַיְהִיa serpent.לְתַנִּין
Then Pharaohוַ פַּרְעֹהalsoגַּםcalledיִּקְרָאthe wise menלַחֲכָמִיםand the sorcerers;וְלַמְכַשְּׁפִיםand theyוַ הֵםalso,גַםthe magiciansחַרְטֻמֵּיof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםdidיַּעֲשׂוּthe sameכֵּןby their secret arts.בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶם
Each manוַ אִישׁthrew downיַּשְׁלִיכוּhis staff,מַטֵּהוּand they becameוַיִּהְיוּserpents;לְתַנִּינִםbut the staffוַ מַטֵּהof Aaronאַהֲרֹןswallowedיִּבְלַעtheir staffs.אֶת מַטֹּתָם
Yet the heartוַ לֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהbecame obstinate,יֶּחֱזַקand he did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמַעto them,אֲלֵהֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad said.דִּבֶּר
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“The heartלֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהis insensitive;כָּבֵדhe refusesמֵאֵןto letלְשַׁלַּחthe peopleהָעָםgo.שַׁלַּח
GoלֵךְtoאֶלPharaohפַּרְעֹהin the morning;בַּבֹּקֶרlook,הִנֵּהhe is going outיֹצֵאto the water.הַמַּיְמָהStation yourselfוְנִצַּבְתָּto meet himלִקְרָאתוֹonעַלthe bankשְׂפַתof the Nile,הַיְאֹרand the staffוְהַמַּטֶּהthatאֲשֶׁרwas turnedנֶהְפַּךְinto a serpentלְנָחָשׁyou shall takeתִּקַּחin your hand.בְּיָדֶךָ
And you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּto him,אֵלָיו‘YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof the Hebrews,הָעִבְרִיםhas sent meשְׁלָחַנִיto you,אֵלֶיךָsaying,לֵאמֹר“Letשַׁלַּחmy peopleאֶת עַמִּיgo,שַׁלַּחthat they may serve meוְיַעַבְדֻנִיin the wilderness.”בַּמִּדְבָּרBut look,וְהִנֵּהyou have notלֹאlistenedשָׁמַעְתָּuntilעַדnow.כֹּה
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Byבְּthisזֹאתyou will knowתֵּדַעthatכִּיIאֲנִיam YHWH:יְהוָהlook,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam going to strikeמַכֶּהwith the staffבַּמַּטֶּהthatאֲשֶׁרis in my handבְּיָדִיthe waterעַל הַמַּיִםthatאֲשֶׁרis in the Nile,בַּיְאֹרand it will be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכוּinto blood.לְדָם
The fishוְהַדָּגָהthatאֲשֶׁרare in the Nileבַּיְאֹרwill die,תָּמוּתand the Nileוּ הַיְאֹרwill stink,בָאַשׁand the Egyptiansוְ מִצְרַיִםwill loatheנִלְאוּto drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתwaterמַיִםfromמִןthe Nile.”’”הַיְאֹר
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“SayאֱמֹרtoאֶלAaron,אַהֲרֹן‘Takeקַחyour staffמַטְּךָand stretch outוּנְטֵהyour handיָדְךָoverעַלthe watersמֵימֵיof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםoverעַלtheir rivers,נַהֲרֹתָםoverעַלtheir canals,יְאֹרֵיהֶםoverוְעַלtheir pools,אַגְמֵיהֶםand overוְעַלallכָּלthe reservoirsמִקְוֵהof their water,מֵימֵיהֶםthat they may becomeוְיִהְיוּblood;דָםand there will beוְהָיָהbloodדָםin allבְּכָלthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםboth in vessels of woodוּבָעֵצִיםand in vessels of stone.’”וּבָאֲבָנִים
Mosesמֹשֶׁהand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹןdidוַיַּעֲשׂוּso,כֵןasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commanded.צִוָּהHe raisedוַיָּרֶםthe staffבַּמַּטֶּהand struckוַיַּךְthe waterאֶת הַמַּיִםthatאֲשֶׁרwas in the Nileבַּיְאֹרin the sightלְעֵינֵיof Pharaohפַרְעֹהand in the sightוּלְעֵינֵיof his servants,עֲבָדָיוand allוַ כָּלthe waterהַמַּיִםthatאֲשֶׁרwas in the Nileבַּיְאֹרwas turnedיֵּהָפְכוּinto blood.לְדָם
The fishוְהַדָּגָהthatאֲשֶׁרwere in the Nileבַּיְאֹרdied,מֵתָהand the Nileוַ הַיְאֹרstank,יִּבְאַשׁand the Egyptiansוְ מִצְרַיִםcould notלֹא יָכְלוּdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתwaterמַיִםfromמִןthe Nile;הַיְאֹרand the bloodוַיְהִי הַדָּםwas in allבְּכָלthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
But the magiciansוַ חַרְטֻמֵּיof Egyptמִצְרַיִםdidיַּעֲשׂוּthe sameכֵןby their secret arts;בְּלָטֵיהֶםand the heartוַ לֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהbecame obstinate,יֶּחֱזַקand he did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמַעto them,אֲלֵהֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad said.דִּבֶּר
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהturnedוַיִּפֶןand wentוַיָּבֹאintoאֶלhis house,בֵּיתוֹand he did notוְלֹאtakeשָׁתevenגַּםthisלָזֹאתto heart.לִבּוֹ
Allכָלthe Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםdugוַיַּחְפְּרוּaroundסְבִיבֹתthe Nileהַיְאֹרfor waterמַיִםto drink,לִשְׁתּוֹתforכִּיthey could notלֹא יָכְלוּdrinkלִשְׁתֹּתfrom the waterמִמֵּימֵיof the Nile.הַיְאֹר
Sevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםwere completedוַיִּמָּלֵאafterאַחֲרֵיYHWHיְהוָהstruckהַכּוֹתthe Nile.אֶת הַיְאֹר