Exodus

Chapter 8

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yehvah֮ 'el-moshsheh֒ 'emo֣r 'eֽl-'aharo֗n nete֤h 'et-yadeka֙ bּematּe֔ka 'al-ha֨nּeharo֔t 'al-haye'ori֖ym ve'al-ha'agamּi֑ym veha֥'al 'et-haֽtzeparedּe'i֖ym 'al-'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and tell him: '[1] (This is what the LORD says): Let my people go, so that they may worship me.'"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָה֮ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֒ אֱמֹ֣ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן נְטֵ֤ה אֶת־יָדְךָ֙ בְּמַטֶּ֔ךָ עַל־הַ֨נְּהָרֹ֔ת עַל־הַיְאֹרִ֖ים וְעַל־הָאֲגַמִּ֑ים וְהַ֥עַל אֶת־הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֤t 'aharon֙ 'et-yad֔o 'a֖l meyme֣y mitzera֑yim vatּa֨'al֙ hatzּeparedּe֔'a vatּeka֖s 'et-'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"'If you refuse to let them go, I will strike your whole country with a plague of frogs.'"

וַיֵּ֤ט אַהֲרֹן֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל מֵימֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וַתַּ֨עַל֙ הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ וַתְּכַ֖ס אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaֽ'ashsu-ke֥n hֽacharetumּi֖ym bּelateyhe֑m vayּa'al֥u 'et-haֽtzeparedּe'i֖ym 'al-'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"'The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come up out of the river and enter your palace, your bedroom, and even crawl onto your bed. They will enter the houses of your officials and your people, and get into your ovens and your bowls for making bread.'"

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֥ן הַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ים בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֶת־הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֨ pare'o֜h lemoshshe֣h uֽle'aharo֗n vayּo֨'mer֙ ha'etּi֣yru 'el-yehva֔h veyaser֙ haֽtzeparedּe'i֔ym mimּe֖nּiy umeֽ'amּi֑y va'ashshalּechah֙ 'et-ha'a֔m veyizebּech֖u layhvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"'The frogs will climb all over you, your people, and all your officials.'"

וַיִּקְרָ֨א פַרְעֹ֜ה לְמֹשֶׁ֣ה וּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֗ן וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַעְתִּ֣ירוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְיָסֵר֙ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔ים מִמֶּ֖נִּי וּמֵֽעַמִּ֑י וַאֲשַׁלְּחָה֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְיִזְבְּח֖וּ לַיהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer moshshe֣h lepare'oh֮ hitepּa'e֣r 'alay֒ lemata֣y ׀ 'a'etּi֣yr leka֗ vela'abade֨yka֙ uֽle'amּeka֔ lehakeriyt֙ haֽtzaparedּe'i֔ym mimּeka֖ umibּatּe֑yka ra֥q bּaye'o֖r tּishshּa'aֽrenah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD told Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Reach out your hand with your staff over the streams, canals, and ponds, and make the frogs swarm over the land of Egypt.'"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה לְפַרְעֹה֮ הִתְפָּאֵ֣ר עָלַי֒ לְמָתַ֣י ׀ אַעְתִּ֣יר לְךָ֗ וְלַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ וּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔ לְהַכְרִית֙ הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִ֔ים מִמְּךָ֖ וּמִבָּתֶּ֑יךָ רַ֥ק בַּיְאֹ֖ר תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֖'mer lemacha֑r vayּo֨'mer֙ kּideba֣reka֔ lema֣'an tּeda֔ kּiy-'e֖yn kּayhva֥h 'eloheֽynu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Aaron reached out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs came up and covered the entire land.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְמָחָ֑ר וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ כִּדְבָ֣רְךָ֔ לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע כִּי־אֵ֖ין כַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vesar֣u haֽtzeparedּe'i֗ym mimּeka֙ umibּa֣tּe֔yka ume'abade֖yka ume'amּe֑ka ra֥q bּaye'o֖r tּishshּa'aֽrenah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the Egyptian magicians used their secret arts to do the same thing; they also brought frogs onto the land of Egypt.

וְסָר֣וּ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗ים מִמְּךָ֙ וּמִבָּ֣תֶּ֔יךָ וּמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ וּמֵעַמֶּ֑ךָ רַ֥ק בַּיְאֹ֖ר תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֥ moshshe֛h ve'aharo֖n me'i֣m pּare'o֑h vayּitze'a֤q moshsheh֙ 'el-yehva֔h 'al-dּeba֥r haֽtzeparedּe'i֖ym 'ashsher-shsa֥m lepare'oֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Pharaoh then called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray to the LORD to take these frogs away from me and my people. If he does, I will let the people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD."

וַיֵּצֵ֥א מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן מֵעִ֣ם פַּרְעֹ֑ה וַיִּצְעַ֤ק מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה עַל־דְּבַ֥ר הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֥ם לְפַרְעֹֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'ashs yehva֖h kּideba֣r moshshe֑h vayּamu֨tu֙ haֽtzeparedּe'i֔ym min-habּatּi֥ym min-hachatzero֖t umin-hashsּadoֽt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moses said to Pharaoh, "I will let you have the honour of choosing the time. When should I pray for you, your officials, and your people, so that the frogs leave you and your houses and remain only in the river?"

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יְהוָ֖ה כִּדְבַ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיָּמֻ֨תוּ֙ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔ים מִן־הַבָּתִּ֥ים מִן־הַחֲצֵרֹ֖ת וּמִן־הַשָּׂדֹֽת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitzebּer֥u 'ota֖m chomari֣m chomari֑m vatּibe'a֖shsh ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Tomorrow," Pharaoh replied. Moses said, "It will be exactly as you say, so that you will know there is no one like the LORD our God."

וַיִּצְבְּר֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם חֳמָרִ֣ם חֳמָרִ֑ם וַתִּבְאַ֖שׁ הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣re pּare'o֗h kּi֤y haֽyetah֙ haֽrevacha֔h vehakebּed֙ 'et-libּ֔o velo֥ shshama֖ 'alehe֑m kּa'ashshe֖r dּibּe֥r yehvaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"The frogs will leave you, your houses, your officials, and your people. They will stay only in the Nile."

וַיַּ֣רְא פַּרְעֹ֗ה כִּ֤י הָֽיְתָה֙ הָֽרְוָחָ֔ה וְהַכְבֵּד֙ אֶת־לִבּ֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵהֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yehvah֮ 'el-moshsheh֒ 'emor֙ 'eֽl-'aharo֔n nete֣h 'eֽt-matּeka֔ veha֖ke 'et-'apa֣r ha'a֑retz vehaya֥h lekinּi֖m bּekal-'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD about the frogs He had sent.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָה֮ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֒ אֱמֹר֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן נְטֵ֣ה אֶֽת־מַטְּךָ֔ וְהַ֖ךְ אֶת־עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהָיָ֥ה לְכִנִּ֖ם בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaֽ'ashsu-ke֗n vayּet֩ 'aharo֨n 'et-yad֤o bematּe֨hu֙ vayּake֙ 'et-'apa֣r ha'a֔retz vatּehiy֙ hakּinּa֔m bּa'ada֖m ubabּehema֑h kּal-'apa֥r ha'a֛retz haya֥h kinּi֖ym bּekal-'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)the LORD did exactly what Moses asked. The frogs died in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields.

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֗ן וַיֵּט֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן אֶת־יָד֤וֹ בְמַטֵּ֨הוּ֙ וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֔רֶץ וַתְּהִי֙ הַכִּנָּ֔ם בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה כָּל־עֲפַ֥ר הָאָ֛רֶץ הָיָ֥ה כִנִּ֖ים בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'ashsu-ke֨n hacharetumּi֧ym bּelateyhe֛m lehotzi֥y 'et-hakּinּi֖ym velo֣ yako֑lu vatּehiy֙ hakּinּa֔m bּa'ada֖m ubabּehemaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Egyptians piled them into huge heaps, and the whole land began to stink.

וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֨ן הַחַרְטֻמִּ֧ים בְּלָטֵיהֶ֛ם לְהוֹצִ֥יא אֶת־הַכִּנִּ֖ים וְלֹ֣א יָכֹ֑לוּ וַתְּהִי֙ הַכִּנָּ֔ם בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֤u haֽcharetumּiym֙ 'el-pּare'o֔h 'etzebּa֥ 'elohi֖ym hi֑v vayּecheza֤q leb-pּare'oh֙ veloֽ'-shshama֣ 'alehe֔m kּa'ashshe֖r dּibּe֥r yehvaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)But when Pharaoh saw that the trouble had passed, he became stubborn and hardened his heart. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה אֶצְבַּ֥ע אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִ֑וא וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק לֵב־פַּרְעֹה֙ וְלֹֽא־שָׁמַ֣ע אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yehva֜h 'el-moshshe֗h hashshekּe֤m bּabּo֨qer֙ vehiteyatzּeb֙ lipene֣y pare'o֔h hinּe֖h yotze֣ hamּa֑yemah ve'amaretּa֣ 'ela֗yv kּo֚h 'ama֣r yehva֔h shshalּa֥ch 'amּi֖y veyaֽ'abeduֽniy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Reach out your staff and strike the dust on the ground, and it will turn into lice throughout the whole land of Egypt.'"

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה הַשְׁכֵּ֤ם בַּבֹּ֨קֶר֙ וְהִתְיַצֵּב֙ לִפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה הִנֵּ֖ה יוֹצֵ֣א הַמָּ֑יְמָה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שַׁלַּ֥ח עַמִּ֖י וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y 'im-'eyneka֮ meshshalּe֣cha 'et-'amּiy֒ hineniy֩ mashsheli֨ycha bּeka֜ uba'abade֧yka uֽbe'amּeka֛ ubebatּe֖yka 'et-he'aro֑b uma֨le'֜u bּatּe֤y mitzera֨yim֙ 'et-he֣'aro֔b vega֥m ha'adama֖h 'ashsher-he֥m 'aleֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They did this. When Aaron reached out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the ground, lice crawled onto people and animals alike. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt turned into lice.

כִּ֣י אִם־אֵינְךָ֮ מְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ אֶת־עַמִּי֒ הִנְנִי֩ מַשְׁלִ֨יחַ בְּךָ֜ וּבַעֲבָדֶ֧יךָ וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֛ וּבְבָתֶּ֖יךָ אֶת־הֶעָרֹ֑ב וּמָ֨לְא֜וּ בָּתֵּ֤י מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ אֶת־הֶ֣עָרֹ֔ב וְגַ֥ם הָאֲדָמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֥ם עָלֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehipeleytiy֩ bayּ֨om hah֜u 'et-'e֣retz gּo֗shshen 'ashshe֤r 'amּiy֙ 'ome֣d 'ale֔yha lebiletּi֥y heyֽot-shsha֖m 'aro֑b lema֣'an tּeda֔ kּi֛y 'ani֥y yehva֖h bּeqe֥reb ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The magicians tried to produce lice using their secret arts, but they could not. The lice stayed on people and animals.

וְהִפְלֵיתִי֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֗שֶׁן אֲשֶׁ֤ר עַמִּי֙ עֹמֵ֣ד עָלֶ֔יהָ לְבִלְתִּ֥י הֱיֽוֹת־שָׁ֖ם עָרֹ֑ב לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsametּi֣y pedu֔t bּe֥yn 'amּi֖y ube֣yn 'amּe֑ka lemacha֥r yiheye֖h ha'o֥t hazּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The magicians said to Pharaoh, "[2] (This is the finger of God)!" But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י פְדֻ֔ת בֵּ֥ין עַמִּ֖י וּבֵ֣ין עַמֶּ֑ךָ לְמָחָ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה הָאֹ֥ת הַזֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤'ashs yehvah֙ kּe֔n vayּabo'֙ 'aro֣b kּabe֔d bּe֥ytah pare'o֖h ube֣yt 'abada֑yv ubekal-'e֧retz mitzera֛yim tּishshּache֥t ha'a֖retz mipּene֥y he'aroֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and wait for Pharaoh as he goes to the water. Tell him: '[1] (This is what the LORD says): Let my people go, so that they may worship me.'"

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ יְהוָה֙ כֵּ֔ן וַיָּבֹא֙ עָרֹ֣ב כָּבֵ֔ד בֵּ֥יתָה פַרְעֹ֖ה וּבֵ֣ית עֲבָדָ֑יו וּבְכָל־אֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם תִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפְּנֵ֥י הֶעָרֹֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֣ pare'o֔h 'el-moshshe֖h uֽle'aharo֑n vayּo֗'mer lek֛u zibech֥u lֽe'loheyke֖m bּa'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"'If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and the ground will be covered with them.'"

וַיִּקְרָ֣א פַרְעֹ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֖ה וּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ן וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לְכ֛וּ זִבְח֥וּ לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer moshshe֗h lo֤ nakon֙ la'ashs֣ot kּe֔n kּi֚y tּo'aba֣t mitzera֔yim nizebּa֖ch layhva֣h 'elohe֑ynu he֣n nizebּa֞ch 'et-tּo'aba֥t mitzera֛yim le'eyneyhe֖m velo֥ yiseqeluֽnu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"'But on that day, [3] (I will treat the land of Goshen differently), because my people live there. No swarms of flies will be there. In this way, you will know that I, the LORD, am in this land.'"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֗ה לֹ֤א נָכוֹן֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת כֵּ֔ן כִּ֚י תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת מִצְרַ֔יִם נִזְבַּ֖ח לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ הֵ֣ן נִזְבַּ֞ח אֶת־תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת מִצְרַ֛יִם לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א יִסְקְלֻֽנוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): dּe֚reke shshelo֣shshet yami֔ym nele֖ke bּamּidebּa֑r vezaba֨chenu֙ laֽyhva֣h 'elohe֔ynu kּa'ashshe֖r yo'ma֥r 'eleֽynu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"'I will make a clear distinction between my people and your people. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.'"

דֶּ֚רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים נֵלֵ֖ךְ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְזָבַ֨חְנוּ֙ לַֽיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר יֹאמַ֥ר אֵלֵֽינוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer pּare'o֗h 'anoki֞y 'ashshalּa֤ch 'etekem֙ uzebachetּe֞m layhva֤h 'eloֽheykem֙ bּamּidebּa֔r ra֛q hareche֥q lo'-tarechi֖yqu lale֑ket ha'etּi֖yru bּa'adiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD did exactly that. Massive swarms of flies entered Pharaoh’s palace and the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt, the land was ruined by the flies.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֗ה אָנֹכִ֞י אֲשַׁלַּ֤ח אֶתְכֶם֙ וּזְבַחְתֶּ֞ם לַיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר רַ֛ק הַרְחֵ֥ק לֹא־תַרְחִ֖יקוּ לָלֶ֑כֶת הַעְתִּ֖ירוּ בַּעֲדִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer moshshe֗h hinּe֨h 'anoki֜y yotze֤ meֽ'imּake֙ veha'etּaretּi֣y 'el-yehva֔h vesa֣r he'aro֗b mipּare'o֛h me'abada֥yv ume'amּ֖o macha֑r ra֗q 'al-yose֤p pּare'oh֙ hate֔l lebiletּiy֙ shshalּa֣ch 'et-ha'a֔m lizebּo֖cha laֽyhvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Go and offer sacrifices to your God, but do it here in this land."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י יוֹצֵ֤א מֵֽעִמָּךְ֙ וְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣י אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְסָ֣ר הֶעָרֹ֗ב מִפַּרְעֹ֛ה מֵעֲבָדָ֥יו וּמֵעַמּ֖וֹ מָחָ֑ר רַ֗ק אַל־יֹסֵ֤ף פַּרְעֹה֙ הָתֵ֔ל לְבִלְתִּי֙ שַׁלַּ֣ח אֶת־הָעָ֔ם לִזְבֹּ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֥ moshshe֖h me'i֣m pּare'o֑h vayּe'etּa֖r 'el-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But Moses replied, "That would not be right. The sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God are an [4] (abomination) to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that they hate right in front of them, won't they stone us?"

וַיֵּצֵ֥א מֹשֶׁ֖ה מֵעִ֣ם פַּרְעֹ֑ה וַיֶּעְתַּ֖ר אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤'ashs yehvah֙ kּideba֣r moshshe֔h vayּa֨sar֙ he'aro֔b mipּare'o֖h me'abada֣yv ume'amּ֑o lo֥ nishshe'a֖r 'echaֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"We must travel three days into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God, just as He commanded us."

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ יְהוָה֙ כִּדְבַ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיָּ֨סַר֙ הֶעָרֹ֔ב מִפַּרְעֹ֖ה מֵעֲבָדָ֣יו וּמֵעַמּ֑וֹ לֹ֥א נִשְׁאַ֖ר אֶחָֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּakebּe֤d pּare'oh֙ 'et-libּ֔o gּa֖m bּapּa֣'am hazּo֑'t velo֥ shshilּa֖ch 'et-ha'aֽm׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Pharaoh said, "I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the LORD your God in the desert, but you must not go very far away. Now, pray for me."

וַיַּכְבֵּ֤ד פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶת־לִבּ֔וֹ גַּ֖ם בַּפַּ֣עַם הַזֹּ֑את וְלֹ֥א שִׁלַּ֖ח אֶת־הָעָֽם׃פ