- Exodus 10:1
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בֹּא אֶל־פַּרְעֹה כִּי־אֲנִי הִכְבַּדְתִּי אֶת־לִבּוֹ וְאֶת־לֵב עֲבָדָיו לְמַעַן שִׁתִי אֹתֹתַי אֵלֶּה בְּקִרְבּוֹ׃
Then GOD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. For I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his courtiers, in order that I may display these My signs among them,
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וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה עוֹל לְוָת פַּרְעֹה אֲרֵי אֲנָא יַקַּרִית יָת לִבֵּיהּ וְיָת לִבָּא דְּעַבְדּוֹהִי בְּדִיל לְשַׁוָּאָה אָתַי אִלֵּין בֵּינֵיהוֹן׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Go in to Pharaoh for I have hardened his heart and [also] the hearts of his servants, so that I will be able to set [perform] these [miraculous] signs in their midst.
- Exodus 10:2
וּלְמַעַן תְּסַפֵּר בְּאׇזְנֵי בִנְךָ וּבֶן־בִּנְךָ אֵת אֲשֶׁר הִתְעַלַּלְתִּי בְּמִצְרַיִם וְאֶת־אֹתֹתַי אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי בָם וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי־אֲנִי יְהֹוָה׃
and that you may recount in the hearing of your child and of your child’s child how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and how I displayed My signs among them—in order that you may know that I am GOD.”
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וּבְדִיל דְּתִשְׁתַּעֵי קֳדָם בְּרָךְ וּבַר בְּרָךְ יָת נִסִּין דַּעֲבַדִית בְּמִצְרַיִם וְיָת אָתְוָתַי דְּשַׁוִּיתִי בְּהוֹן וְתִדְּעוּן אֲרֵי אֲנָא יְיָ׃
And so that you may relate in the ears of [before] your son and grandson how I made a mockery of the Egyptians [the miracles that I performed in Egypt], and the miraculous signs I performed among them. You will then know that I am Adonoy.”
- Exodus 10:3
וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו כֹּה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי הָעִבְרִים עַד־מָתַי מֵאַנְתָּ לֵעָנֹת מִפָּנָי שַׁלַּח עַמִּי וְיַעַבְדֻנִי׃
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the ETERNAL, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go that they may worship Me.
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וְעָאל מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן לְוָת פַּרְעֹה וַאֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ כִּדְנָן אֲמַר יְיָ אֱלָהָא דִּיהוּדָאֵי עַד אִמַּתִּי מְסָרֵיב אַתְּ לְאִתְכְּנָעָא מִן קֳדָמָי שַׁלַּח עַמִּי וְיִפְלְחוּן קֳדָמָי׃
Moshe and Aharon went in to Pharaoh and they said to him, “This is what Adonoy, God of the Hebrews, has said, ‘How long will you refuse to be humbled before Me? Send My people out that they may worship [before] Me.
- Exodus 10:4
כִּי אִם־מָאֵן אַתָּה לְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת־עַמִּי הִנְנִי מֵבִיא מָחָר אַרְבֶּה בִּגְבֻלֶךָ׃
For if you refuse to let My people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts on your territory.
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אֲרֵי אִם מְסָרֵיב אַתְּ לְשַׁלָּחָא יָת עַמִּי הָאֲנָא מֵיתֵי מְחַר גּוֹבָא בִּתְחוּמָךְ׃
For if you refuse to send My people out, I will bring locusts within your borders tomorrow.
- Exodus 10:5
וְכִסָּה אֶת־עֵין הָאָרֶץ וְלֹא יוּכַל לִרְאֹת אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְאָכַל ׀ אֶת־יֶתֶר הַפְּלֵטָה הַנִּשְׁאֶרֶת לָכֶם מִן־הַבָּרָד וְאָכַל אֶת־כׇּל־הָעֵץ הַצֹּמֵחַ לָכֶם מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה׃
They shall cover the surface of the land, so that no one will be able to see the land. They shall devour the surviving remnant that was left to you after the hail; and they shall eat away all your trees that grow in the field.
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וְיִחְפֵי יָת עֵין שִׁמְשָׁא דְּאַרְעָא וְלָא יִכּוֹל לְמִחְזֵי יָת אַרְעָא וְיֵיכוֹל יָת שְׁאָר שֵׁיזָבְתָא דְּאִשְׁתְּאַרַת לְכוֹן מִן בַּרְדָּא וְיֵיכוֹל יָת כָּל אִילָנָא דְּאַצְמַח לְכוֹן מִן חַקְלָא׃
They will cover the visible surface [eye of the sun] of the land so that one will be unable to see the land. They will eat all that was spared, that remained for you from the hail, and they will eat every tree that grows for you in the field.
- Exodus 10:6
וּמָלְאוּ בָתֶּיךָ וּבָתֵּי כׇל־עֲבָדֶיךָ וּבָתֵּי כׇל־מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־רָאוּ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַאֲבוֹת אֲבֹתֶיךָ מִיּוֹם הֱיוֹתָם עַל־הָאֲדָמָה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיִּפֶן וַיֵּצֵא מֵעִם פַּרְעֹה׃
Moreover, they shall fill your palaces and the houses of all your courtiers and of all the Egyptians—something that neither your fathers nor fathers’ fathers have seen from the day they appeared on earth to this day.’” With that he turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.
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וְיִתְמְלוֹן בָּתָּךְ וּבָתֵּי כָל עַבְדָךְ וּבָתֵּי כָל מִצְרָאֵי דְּלָא חֲזוֹ אֲבָהָתָךְ וַאֲבָהָת אֲבָהָתָךְ מִיּוֹם מִהְוֵיהוֹן עַל אַרְעָא עַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין וְאִתְפְּנִי וּנְפַק מִלְּוָת פַּרְעֹה׃
They will fill your houses, and the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians. [It will be something] that was never seen by your fathers or your fathers’ fathers since the day they were on the earth until this day.’” He [Moshe] then turned and went out from Pharaoh.
- Exodus 10:7
וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַבְדֵי פַרְעֹה אֵלָיו עַד־מָתַי יִהְיֶה זֶה לָנוּ לְמוֹקֵשׁ שַׁלַּח אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים וְיַעַבְדוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם הֲטֶרֶם תֵּדַע כִּי אָבְדָה מִצְרָיִם׃
Pharaoh’s courtiers said to him, “How long shall this one be a snare to us? Let those involved go to worship the ETERNAL their God! Are you not yet aware that Egypt is lost?”
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וַאֲמַרוּ עַבְדֵי פַּרְעֹה לֵיהּ עַד אִמַּתִּי יְהֵי דֵין לַנָא לְתַקְלָא שַׁלַּח יָת גּוּבְרַיָּא וְיִפְלְחוּן קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהֲהוֹן הַעַד כְּעַן לָא יְדַעְתָּא אֲרֵי אֲבַדַת מִצְרָיִם׃
Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long will this [man] be a menace to us? Send these men out and let them worship Adonoy, their God. Did you not yet realize that Egypt is [being] destroyed?”
- Exodus 10:8
וַיּוּשַׁב אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶת־אַהֲרֹן אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם לְכוּ עִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מִי וָמִי הַהֹלְכִים׃
So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh and he said to them, “Go, worship the ETERNAL your God! Who are the ones to go?”
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וְאִתָּתַב יָת מֹשֶׁה וְיָת אַהֲרֹן לְוָת פַּרְעֹה וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן אִיזִילוּ פְלַחוּ קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהֲכוֹן מַן וּמַן אָזְלִין׃
Moshe and Aharon were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go worship [before] Adonoy, your God. Exactly who will be going?”
- Exodus 10:9
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה בִּנְעָרֵינוּ וּבִזְקֵנֵינוּ נֵלֵךְ בְּבָנֵינוּ וּבִבְנוֹתֵנוּ בְּצֹאנֵנוּ וּבִבְקָרֵנוּ נֵלֵךְ כִּי חַג־יְהֹוָה לָנוּ׃
Moses replied, “We will all go—regardless of our station—we will go with our sons and daughters, our flocks and herds; for we must observe GOD’s festival.”
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וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה בְּעוּלֵימַנָא וּבְסָבַנָא נֵיזֵיל בִּבְנַנָא וּבִבְנָתַנָא בְּעָנַנָא וּבְתוֹרַנָא נֵיזֵיל אֲרֵי חַגָּא קֳדָם יְיָ לַנָא׃
Moshe said, “With our young and with our old we will go. With our sons, with our daughters, with our sheep and with our cattle we will go, for it is a festival to [before] Adonoy for all of us.”
- Exodus 10:10
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יְהִי כֵן יְהֹוָה עִמָּכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲשַׁלַּח אֶתְכֶם וְאֶת־טַפְּכֶם רְאוּ כִּי רָעָה נֶגֶד פְּנֵיכֶם׃
But he said to them, “GOD be with you—the same as I mean to let your dependents go with you! Clearly, you are bent on mischief.
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וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן יְהֵי כֵן מֵימְרָא דַּייָ בְּסַעְדְּכוֹן כַּד אֲשַׁלַּח יָתְכוֹן וְיָת טַפְלְכוֹן חֲזוֹ אֲרֵי בִישָׁא אַתּוּן סְבִירִין לְמֶעֱבַד לֵית קֳבֵיל אַפֵּיכוֹן לְאִסְתְּחָרָא׃
He [Pharaoh] said to them, “So be it. May [the Word of] Adonoy be with you [your support] just as I will send you and your little ones. Beware for evil confronts you [the evil which you intend to commit will be turned against your faces].
- Exodus 10:11
לֹא כֵן לְכוּ־נָא הַגְּבָרִים וְעִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה כִּי אֹתָהּ אַתֶּם מְבַקְשִׁים וַיְגָרֶשׁ אֹתָם מֵאֵת פְּנֵי פַרְעֹה׃
No! You gentlemen go and worship GOD, since that is what you want.” And they were expelled from Pharaoh’s presence.
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לָא כֵן אִיזִילוּ כְעַן גּוּבְרַיָּא וּפְלַחוּ קֳדָם יְיָ אֲרֵי יָתַהּ אַתּוּן בָּעַן וְתָרֵיךְ יָתְהוֹן מִן קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה׃
This is not right. [Only] the [adult] men should go and worship [before] Adonoy for this is what you desire.” He had them expelled from Pharaoh’s presence.