YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“GoבֹּאtoאֶלPharaohפַּרְעֹהand speakוְדִבַּרְתָּto him,אֵלָיו‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof the Hebrews:הָעִבְרִים“Letשַׁלַּחmy peopleאֶת עַמִּיgo,שַׁלַּחthat they may serve me.וְיַעַבְדֻנִי
Forכִּיifאִםyouאַתָּהrefuseמָאֵןto let them goלְשַׁלֵּחַand stillוְעוֹדְךָholdמַחֲזִיקthem,בָּם
look,הִנֵּהthe handיַדof YHWHיְהוָהwill beהוֹיָהon your livestockבְּמִקְנְךָthatאֲשֶׁרare in the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהon the horses,בַּסּוּסִיםon the donkeys,בַּחֲמֹרִיםon the camels,בַּגְּמַלִּיםon the cattle,בַּבָּקָרand on the flocks,וּבַצֹּאןwith a veryמְאֹדsevereכָּבֵדpestilence.דֶּבֶר
But YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill make a distinctionהִפְלָהbetweenבֵּיןthe livestockמִקְנֵהof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלandוּבֵיןthe livestockמִקְנֵהof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםand nothingוְלֹא דָּבָרwill dieיָמוּתof allמִכָּלthat belongs to the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israel.”’”יִשְׂרָאֵל
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsetיָּשֶׂםa time,מוֹעֵדsaying,לֵאמֹר“TomorrowמָחָרYHWHיְהוָהwill doיַעֲשֶׂהthisהַזֶּהthingהַדָּבָרin the land.”בָּאָרֶץ
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהdidיַּעַשׂthisהַזֶּהthingאֶת הַדָּבָרthe next day,מִמָּחֳרָתand allוַ כֹּלthe livestockמִקְנֵהof Egyptמִצְרָיִםdied,יָּמָתbut of the livestockוּמִמִּקְנֵהof the sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלnotלֹאoneאֶחָדdied.מֵת
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהsent,וַיִּשְׁלַחand look,וְהִנֵּהnotלֹאevenעַדoneאֶחָדof the livestockמִמִּקְנֵהof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad died.מֵתBut the heartוַ לֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהwas insensitive,יִּכְבַּדand he did notוְלֹאletשִׁלַּחthe peopleאֶת הָעָםgo.שִׁלַּח
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMosesמֹשֶׁהand toוְאֶלAaron,אַהֲרֹן“Takeקְחוּfor yourselvesלָכֶםhandfulsמְלֹא חָפְנֵיכֶםof sootפִּיחַfrom a kiln,כִּבְשָׁןand let Mosesוּ מֹשֶׁהthrow itזְרָקוֹtoward the skyהַשָּׁמַיְמָהin the sightלְעֵינֵיof Pharaoh.פַרְעֹה
It will becomeוְהָיָה לְfine dustאָבָקoverעַלallכָּלthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםand it will becomeוְהָיָהonעַלpeopleהָאָדָםand onוְעַלanimalsהַבְּהֵמָהboilsלִשְׁחִיןbreaking outפֹּרֵחַin blistersאֲבַעְבֻּעֹתthroughoutבְּallכָלthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt.”מִצְרָיִם
So they tookוַיִּקְחוּthe sootאֶת פִּיחַof the kilnהַכִּבְשָׁןand stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּbeforeלִפְנֵיPharaoh,פַרְעֹהand Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהthrewיִּזְרֹקitאֹתוֹtoward the sky,הַשָּׁמָיְמָהand it becameוַיְהִיboilsשְׁחִיןwith blistersאֲבַעְבֻּעֹתbreaking outפֹּרֵחַon peopleבָּאָדָםand on animals.וּבַבְּהֵמָה
The magiciansהַחַרְטֻמִּיםcould notוְלֹא יָכְלוּstandלַעֲמֹדbeforeלִפְנֵיMosesמֹשֶׁהbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe boils,הַשְּׁחִיןforכִּיthe boilsהַשְּׁחִיןwereהָיָהon the magiciansבַּחֲרְטֻמִּםand on allוּבְכָלthe Egyptians.מִצְרָיִם
But YHWHוַ יְהוָהmadeיְחַזֵּקthe heartאֶת לֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהobstinate,יְחַזֵּקand he did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמַעto them,אֲלֵהֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad spokenדִּבֶּרtoאֶלMoses.מֹשֶׁה
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“Rise earlyהַשְׁכֵּםin the morningבַּבֹּקֶרand station yourselfוְהִתְיַצֵּבbeforeלִפְנֵיPharaohפַרְעֹהand sayוְאָמַרְתָּto him,אֵלָיו‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof the Hebrews:הָעִבְרִים“Letשַׁלַּחmy peopleאֶת עַמִּיgo,שַׁלַּחthat they may serve me.וְיַעַבְדֻנִי
ForכִּיthisהַזֹּאתtimeבַּפַּעַםIאֲנִיam sendingשֹׁלֵחַallאֶת כָּלmy plaguesמַגֵּפֹתַיagainstאֶלyour heart,לִבְּךָand on your servantsוּבַעֲבָדֶיךָand on your people,וּבְעַמֶּךָso thatבַּעֲבוּרyou may knowתֵּדַעthatכִּיthere is no oneאֵיןlike meכָּמֹנִיin allבְּכָלthe earth.הָאָרֶץ
Forכִּיby nowעַתָּהI could have stretched outשָׁלַחְתִּיmy handאֶת יָדִיand struckוָאַךְyouאוֹתְךָand your peopleוְאֶת עַמְּךָwith pestilence,בַּדָּבֶרand you would have been wiped outוַתִּכָּחֵדfromמִןthe earth.הָאָרֶץ
Butוְאוּלָםforבַּעֲבוּרthis purposeזֹאתI have let you stand,הֶעֱמַדְתִּיךָin orderבַּעֲבוּרto show youהַרְאֹתְךָmy power,אֶת כֹּחִיand so thatוּלְמַעַןmy nameשְׁמִיmay be declaredסַפֵּרin allבְּכָלthe earth.הָאָרֶץ
You are stillעוֹדְךָexalting yourselfמִסְתּוֹלֵלagainst my peopleבְּעַמִּיby notלְבִלְתִּיletting them go.שַׁלְּחָם
Look,הִנְנִיabout this timeכָּעֵתtomorrowמָחָרI will rain downמַמְטִירveryמְאֹדheavyכָּבֵדhail,בָּרָדsuch asאֲשֶׁרhas neverלֹאbeenהָיָהlike itכָמֹהוּin Egyptבְּמִצְרַיִםfromלְמִןthe dayהַיּוֹםit was foundedהִוָּסְדָהuntilוְעַדnow.עָתָּה
So now,וְעַתָּהsend,שְׁלַחbring to safetyהָעֵזyour livestockאֶת מִקְנְךָand allוְאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרyou haveלְךָin the field;בַּשָּׂדֶהeveryכָּלpersonהָאָדָםandוְanimalהַבְּהֵמָהthatאֲשֶׁרis foundיִמָּצֵאin the fieldבַשָּׂדֶהand is notוְלֹאbroughtיֵאָסֵףhome,הַבַּיְתָהthe hailהַבָּרָדwill come downוְיָרַדon them,עֲלֵהֶםand they will die.”’”וָמֵתוּ
Whoeverהַfearedיָּרֵאthe wordאֶת דְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהamongמֵthe servantsעַבְדֵיof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהmadeהֵנִיסhis servantsאֶת עֲבָדָיוand his livestockוְאֶת מִקְנֵהוּfleeהֵנִיסintoאֶלthe houses;הַבָּתִּים
but whoeverוַאֲשֶׁרdid notלֹאpay attentionשָׂם לִבּוֹtoאֶלthe wordדְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהleftוַיַּעֲזֹבhis servantsאֶת עֲבָדָיוand his livestockוְאֶת מִקְנֵהוּin the field.בַּשָּׂדֶה
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“Stretch outנְטֵהyour handאֶת יָדְךָtowardעַלthe sky,הַשָּׁמַיִםthat there may beוִיהִיhailבָרָדin allבְּכָלthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםonעַלpeopleהָאָדָםand onוְעַלanimalsהַבְּהֵמָהand onוְעַלeveryכָּלplantעֵשֶׂבof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt.”מִצְרָיִם
Mosesמֹשֶׁהstretched outוַיֵּטhis staffאֶת מַטֵּהוּtowardעַלthe sky,הַשָּׁמַיִםand YHWHוַיהוָהsentנָתַןthunderקֹלֹתand hail,וּבָרָדand fireאֵשׁwentוַתִּהֲלַךְdown to the earth;אָרְצָהand YHWHיְהוָהrainedוַיַּמְטֵרhailבָּרָדonעַלthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
There wasוַיְהִיhail,בָרָדand fireוְאֵשׁflashingמִתְלַקַּחַתin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the hail,הַבָּרָדveryמְאֹדheavy,כָּבֵדsuch asאֲשֶׁרhad neverלֹאbeenהָיָהlike itכָמֹהוּin allבְּכָלthe landאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםsinceמֵאָזit becameהָיְתָהa nation.לְגוֹי
The hailהַבָּרָדstruck,וַיַּךְthroughout allבְּכָלthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרwas in the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהfromמֵpeopleאָדָםtoוְעַדanimals;בְּהֵמָהand the hailהַבָּרָדstruckהִכָּהeveryוְאֵת כָּלplantעֵשֶׂבof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהand shatteredשִׁבֵּרeveryוְאֶת כָּלtreeעֵץof the field.הַשָּׂדֶה
Onlyרַקin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Goshen,גֹּשֶׁןwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere, there was noלֹא הָיָהhail.בָּרָד
Then Pharaohוַ פַּרְעֹהsentיִּשְׁלַחand calledוַיִּקְרָאfor Mosesלְמֹשֶׁהand for Aaronוּלְאַהֲרֹןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“I have sinnedחָטָאתִיthis time;הַפָּעַםYHWHיְהוָהis the righteous one,הַצַּדִּיקand Iוַאֲנִיand my peopleוְעַמִּיare the wicked ones.הָרְשָׁעִים
PrayהַעְתִּירוּtoאֶלYHWH,יְהוָהfor there has been enoughוְרַבofמִהְיֹתthunderקֹלֹתof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםand hail;וּבָרָדand I will letוַאֲשַׁלְּחָהyouאֶתְכֶםgo,אֲשַׁלְּחָהand you will notוְלֹאhave to stayלַעֲמֹדany longer.”תֹסִפוּן
Mosesמֹשֶׁהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“As soon as I go outכְּצֵאתִיofאֶתthe city,הָעִירI will spread outאֶפְרֹשׂmy palmsאֶת כַּפַּיtoאֶלYHWH;יְהוָהthe thunderהַקֹּלוֹתwill cease,יֶחְדָּלוּןand there will beוְ יִהְיֶהnoלֹאmoreעוֹדhail,הַבָּרָדso thatלְמַעַןyou may knowתֵּדַעthatכִּיthe earthהָאָרֶץbelongs to YHWH.לַיהוָה
But as for youוְאַתָּהand your servants,וַעֲבָדֶיךָI knowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיyou do not yetטֶרֶםfearתִּירְאוּןYHWHמִפְּנֵי יְהוָהElohim.”אֱלֹהִים
The flaxוְהַפִּשְׁתָּהand the barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרָהwere struck,נֻכָּתָהforכִּיthe barleyהַשְּׂעֹרָהwas in the earאָבִיבand the flaxוְהַפִּשְׁתָּהin bud.גִּבְעֹל
But the wheatוְהַחִטָּהand the speltוְהַכֻּסֶּמֶתwere notלֹאstruck,נֻכּוּforכִּיtheyהֵנָּהare late.אֲפִילֹת
So Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהwent outיֵּצֵאfromמֵעִםPharaoh,פַּרְעֹהout ofאֶתthe city,הָעִירand spread outוַיִּפְרֹשׂhis palmsכַּפָּיוtoאֶלYHWH;יְהוָהand the thunderוַ הַקֹּלוֹתand the hailוְהַבָּרָדceased,יַּחְדְּלוּand rainוּמָטָרno longerלֹאpouredנִתַּךְon the earth.אָרְצָה
But when Pharaohוַ פַּרְעֹהsawיַּרְאthatכִּיthe rainהַמָּטָרand the hailוְהַבָּרָדand the thunderוְהַקֹּלֹתhad ceased,חָדַלhe sinnedלַחֲטֹאagainוַיֹּסֶףand madeוַיַּכְבֵּדhis heartלִבּוֹinsensitive,יַּכְבֵּדheהוּאand his servants.וַעֲבָדָיו
So the heartוַ לֵבof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהbecame obstinate,יֶּחֱזַקand he did notוְלֹאletשִׁלַּחthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלgo,שִׁלַּחasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad spokenדִּבֶּרthroughבְּיַדMoses.מֹשֶׁה