- Exodus 3:16
לֵךְ וְאָסַפְתָּ אֶת־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵיכֶם נִרְאָה אֵלַי אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר פָּקֹד פָּקַדְתִּי אֶתְכֶם וְאֶת־הֶעָשׂוּי לָכֶם בְּמִצְרָיִם׃
“Go and assemble the elders of Israel and say to them: The ETERNAL, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said, ‘I have taken note of you and of what is being done to you in Egypt,
Targum Onkelos
אִיזֵיל וְתִכְנוֹשׁ יָת סָבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְתֵימַר לְהוֹן יְיָ אֱלָהָא דַּאֲבָהָתְכוֹן אִתְגְּלִי לִי אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּאַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב לְמֵימַר מִדְכָר דְּכִירְנָא יָתְכוֹן וְיָת דְּאִתְעֲבֵיד לְכוֹן בְּמִצְרָיִם׃
“Go, gather the elders of Yisrael, and say to them, ‘Adonoy, the God of your fathers appeared [became revealed] to me—the God of Avraham, Yitzchok and Yaakov—saying, “I have indeed been mindful of you, regarding that which is being done to you in Egypt.
- Exodus 3:17
וָאֹמַר אַעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מֵעֳנִי מִצְרַיִם אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי אֶל־אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ׃
and I have declared: I will take you out of the misery of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.’
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרִית אַסֵּיק יָתְכוֹן מִשִּׁעְבּוּד מִצְרָאֵי לַאֲרַע כְּנַעֲנָאֵי וְחִתָּאֵי וֶאֱמוֹרָאֵי וּפְרִזָּאֵי וְחִוָּאֵי וִיבוּסָאֵי לַאֲרַע עָבְדָא חֲלָב וּדְבָשׁ׃
I have said, I will bring you up out of the suffering of Egypt, to the land of the Canaanites, the Chittites, the Emorites, the Perizites, the Chivites and the Yevusites; to a land flowing with [producing] milk and honey.’”
- Exodus 3:18
וְשָׁמְעוּ לְקֹלֶךָ וּבָאתָ אַתָּה וְזִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם וַאֲמַרְתֶּם אֵלָיו יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי הָעִבְרִיִּים נִקְרָה עָלֵינוּ וְעַתָּה נֵלְכָה־נָּא דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְנִזְבְּחָה לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃
They will listen to you; then you shall go with the elders of Israel to the king of Egypt and you shall say to him, ‘The ETERNAL, the God of the Hebrews, became manifest to us. Now therefore, let us go a distance of three days into the wilderness to sacrifice to the ETERNAL our God.’
Targum Onkelos
וִיקַבְּלוּן מִנָּךְ וְתֵיתֵי אַתְּ וְסָבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְוָת מַלְכָּא דְּמִצְרַיִם וְתֵימְרוּן לֵיהּ יְיָ אֱלָהָא דִּיהוּדָאֵי אִתְקְרִי עֲלַנָא וּכְעַן נֵיזֵיל כְּעַן מַהְלַךְ תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין בְּמַדְבְּרָא וּנְדַבַּח קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהַנָא׃
They will listen to [obey] your voice [Words]. You and the elders of Yisrael will come to the king of Egypt, and say to him, ‘Adonoy, God of the Hebrews happened to meet with us. Now we request that you let us go [now] into the wilderness for three days, to bring an offering [sacrifice] to [before] Adonoy, our God.’
- Exodus 3:19
וַאֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי לֹא־יִתֵּן אֶתְכֶם מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַהֲלֹךְ וְלֹא בְּיָד חֲזָקָה׃
Yet I know that the king of Egypt will let you go only because of a greater might.
Targum Onkelos
וּקְדָמַי גְּלֵי אֲרֵי לָא יִשְׁבּוֹק יָתְכוֹן מַלְכָּא דְּמִצְרַיִם לְמֵיזַל וְלָא מִן קֳדָם דְּחֵילֵיהּ תַּקִּיף׃
I know [It is revealed before Me] that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go [on this journey], but not because of his [power is] strong hand.
- Exodus 3:20
וְשָׁלַחְתִּי אֶת־יָדִי וְהִכֵּיתִי אֶת־מִצְרַיִם בְּכֹל נִפְלְאֹתַי אֲשֶׁר אֶעֱשֶׂה בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יְשַׁלַּח אֶתְכֶם׃
So I will stretch out My hand and smite Egypt with various wonders that I will work upon them; after that he shall let you go.
Targum Onkelos
וְאֶשְׁלַח יָת מַחַת גְּבוּרְתִי וְאֶמְחֵי יָת מִצְרָאֵי בְּכֹל פְּרִישָׁתַי דְּאַעֲבֵיד בֵּינֵיהוֹן וּבָתַר כֵּן יְשַׁלַּח יָתְכוֹן׃
I will then send forth my hand [the blow of My power], and strike Egypt with all My wondrous deeds that I will perform in their midst. Then he [Pharaoh] will send you out.
- Exodus 3:21
וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־חֵן הָעָם־הַזֶּה בְּעֵינֵי מִצְרָיִם וְהָיָה כִּי תֵלֵכוּן לֹא תֵלְכוּ רֵיקָם׃
And I will dispose the Egyptians favorably toward this people, so that when you go, you will not go away empty-handed.
Targum Onkelos
וְאֶתֵּין יָת עַמָּא הָדֵין לְרַחֲמִין בְּעֵינֵי מִצְרָאֵי וִיהֵי אֲרֵי תְּהָכוּן לָא תְּהָכוּן רֵיקָנִין׃
I will give this people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians; and when you go, you will not leave empty handed.
- Exodus 3:22
וְשָׁאֲלָה אִשָּׁה מִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ וּמִגָּרַת בֵּיתָהּ כְּלֵי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב וּשְׂמָלֹת וְשַׂמְתֶּם עַל־בְּנֵיכֶם וְעַל־בְּנֹתֵיכֶם וְנִצַּלְתֶּם אֶת־מִצְרָיִם׃
Each woman shall borrow from her neighbor and the lodger in her house objects of silver and gold, and clothing, and you shall put these on your sons and daughters, thus stripping the Egyptians.”
Targum Onkelos
וְתִשְׁאַל אִתְּתָא מִשֵּׁיבָבְתַהּ וּמִקָּרִיבַת בֵּיתַהּ מָנִין דִּכְסַף וּמָנִין דִּדְהַב וּלְבוּשִׁין וּתְשַׁוּוֹן עַל בְּנֵיכוֹן וְעַל בְּנָתְכוֹן וּתְרוֹקְנוּן יָת מִצְרָיִם׃
Every woman shall borrow from her neighbor, and from the woman living in her house, articles of silver and gold, and clothing. You shall put them on your sons and daughters, and thus you will divest Egypt of its wealth.”
- Exodus 4:1
וַיַּעַן מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמֶר וְהֵן לֹא־יַאֲמִינוּ לִי וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּקֹלִי כִּי יֹאמְרוּ לֹא־נִרְאָה אֵלֶיךָ יְהֹוָה׃
But Moses spoke up and said, “What if they do not believe me and do not listen to me, but say: GOD did not appear to you?”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲתֵיב מֹשֶׁה וַאֲמַר וְהָא לָא יְהֵימְנוּן לִי וְלָא יְקַבְּלוּן מִנִּי אֲרֵי יֵימְרוּן לָא אִתְגְּלִי לָךְ יְיָ׃
Moshe answered and said, “They will not believe me. They will not listen to my voice [obey me]. They will say, ‘Adonoy did not appear [become revealed] to you.’”
- Exodus 4:2
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהֹוָה (מזה) [מַה־זֶּה] בְיָדֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר מַטֶּה׃
GOD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” “A rod.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ יְיָ מָא דֵּין בִּידָךְ וַאֲמַר חוּטְרָא׃
Adonoy said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
- Exodus 4:3
וַיֹּאמֶר הַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ אַרְצָה וַיַּשְׁלִכֵהוּ אַרְצָה וַיְהִי לְנָחָשׁ וַיָּנׇס מֹשֶׁה מִפָּנָיו׃
“Cast it on the ground.” He cast it on the ground and it became a snake; and Moses recoiled from it.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר רְמוֹהִי לְאַרְעָא וּרְמָהִי לְאַרְעָא וַהֲוָה לְחִוְיָא וַעֲרַק מֹשֶׁה מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי׃
[God] said, “Throw it on the ground.” He [Moshe] threw it on the ground and it turned into a snake. Moshe ran away from it.
- Exodus 4:4
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה שְׁלַח יָדְךָ וֶאֱחֹז בִּזְנָבוֹ וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיַּחֲזֶק בּוֹ וַיְהִי לְמַטֶּה בְּכַפּוֹ׃
Then GOD said to Moses, “Put out your hand and grasp it by the tail”—he put out his hand and seized it, and it became a rod in his hand—
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה אוֹשֵׁיט יְדָךְ וְאוֹחֵיד בְּדַנְבֵּיהּ וְאוֹשֵׁיט יְדֵיהּ וְאַתְקֵיף בֵּיהּ וַהֲוָה לְחוּטְרָא בִּידֵיהּ׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Reach out your hand and grasp its tail.” He reached out his hand and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.
- Exodus 4:5
לְמַעַן יַאֲמִינוּ כִּי־נִרְאָה אֵלֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתָם אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב׃
“that they may believe that the ETERNAL, the God of their ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, did appear to you.”
Targum Onkelos
בְּדִיל דִּיהֵימְנוּן אֲרֵי אִתְגְּלִי לָךְ יְיָ אֱלָהָא דַּאֲבָהָתְהוֹן אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּאַבְרָהָם אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּיִצְחָק וֵאלָהֵיהּ דְּיַעֲקֹב׃
“This is so that they will believe that Adonoy appeared [became revealed] to you; the God of their fathers, God of Avraham, God of Yitzchok and God of Yaakov.”
- Exodus 4:6
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה לוֹ עוֹד הָבֵא־נָא יָדְךָ בְּחֵיקֶךָ וַיָּבֵא יָדוֹ בְּחֵיקוֹ וַיּוֹצִאָהּ וְהִנֵּה יָדוֹ מְצֹרַעַת כַּשָּׁלֶג׃
GOD said to him further, “Put your hand into your bosom.” He put his hand into his bosom; and when he took it out, his hand was encrusted with snowy scales!
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לֵיהּ עוֹד אַעֵיל כְּעַן יְדָךְ בְּעִטְפָךְ וְאַעֵיל יְדֵיהּ בְּעִטְפֵיהּ וְאַפְּקַהּ וְהָא יְדֵיהּ חָוְרָא כְּתַלְגָּא׃
Adonoy said furthermore to him [Moshe], “Put your hand into your bosom.” He put his hand into his bosom, and when he withdrew it, his hand had become a snow-like tzora’as [white as snow].
- Exodus 4:7
וַיֹּאמֶר הָשֵׁב יָדְךָ אֶל־חֵיקֶךָ וַיָּשֶׁב יָדוֹ אֶל־חֵיקוֹ וַיּוֹצִאָהּ מֵחֵיקוֹ וְהִנֵּה־שָׁבָה כִּבְשָׂרוֹ׃
And [God] said, “Put your hand back into your bosom.”—He put his hand back into his bosom; and when he took it out of his bosom, there it was again like the rest of his body.—
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר אֲתֵיב יְדָךְ לְעִטְפָךְ וַאֲתֵיב יְדֵיהּ לְעִטְפֵיהּ וְאַפְּקַהּ מֵעִטְפֵיהּ וְהָא תַּבַת הֲוָת כְּבִשְׂרֵיהּ׃
He [Adonoy] said, “Put your hand into your bosom again.” [Moshe] put his hand into his bosom again, and when he withdrew it from his bosom, it had become [normal] as his flesh.
- Exodus 4:8
וְהָיָה אִם־לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ לָךְ וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ לְקֹל הָאֹת הָרִאשׁוֹן וְהֶאֱמִינוּ לְקֹל הָאֹת הָאַחֲרוֹן׃
“And if they do not believe you or pay heed to the first sign, they will believe the second.
Targum Onkelos
וִיהֵי אִם לָא יְהֵימְנוּן לָךְ וְלָא יְקַבְּלוּן לְקָל אָתָא קַדְמָאָה וִיהֵימְנוּן לְקָל אָתָא בָּתְרָאָה׃
“If they do not believe you, and they do not listen to [accept] the voice [of proof] of the first [miraculous] sign; then they will believe the voice [of proof] of the latter [second] sign.
- Exodus 4:9
וְהָיָה אִם־לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ גַּם לִשְׁנֵי הָאֹתוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּן לְקֹלֶךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ מִמֵּימֵי הַיְאֹר וְשָׁפַכְתָּ הַיַּבָּשָׁה וְהָיוּ הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר תִּקַּח מִן־הַיְאֹר וְהָיוּ לְדָם בַּיַּבָּשֶׁת׃
And if they are not convinced by both these signs and still do not heed you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground, and it—the water that you take from the Nile—will turn to blood on the dry ground.”
Targum Onkelos
וִיהֵי אִם לָא יְהֵימְנוּן אַף לִתְרֵין אָתַיָּא הָאִלֵּין וְלָא יְקַבְּלוּן מִנָּךְ וְתִסַּב מִמַּיָּא דִּבְנַהְרָא וְתֵישׁוֹד לְיַבֶּשְׁתָּא וִיהוֹן מַיָּא דְּתִסַּב מִן נַהְרָא וִיהוֹן לִדְמָא בְּיַבֶּשְׁתָּא׃
And if they will not believe even these two signs, and they will not listen to your voice [accept you], then you shall take from the water of the river and pour it on the dry land. The water that you will take from the river will turn into blood on the dry land.”
- Exodus 4:10
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהֹוָה בִּי אֲדֹנָי לֹא אִישׁ דְּבָרִים אָנֹכִי גַּם מִתְּמוֹל גַּם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁם גַּם מֵאָז דַּבֶּרְךָ אֶל־עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי כְבַד־פֶּה וּכְבַד לָשׁוֹן אָנֹכִי׃
But Moses said to GOD, “Please, O my Sovereign, I have never been a man of words, either in times past or now that You have spoken to Your servant; I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה קֳדָם יְיָ בְּבָעוּ יְיָ לָא גְּבַר דְּמִלּוּל אֲנָא אַף מֵאֶתְמָלִי אַף מִדְּקַמּוֹהִי אַף מֵעִדָּן דְּמַלֵּילְתָּא עִם עַבְדָּךְ אֲרֵי יַקִּיר מַמְלַל וְעַמִּיק לִישָׁן אֲנָא׃
Moshe said to [before] Adonoy, “I beg You Adonoy, I am not a man of words—not since yesterday, not since the day before—not from the time You [first] spoke to Your servant, for I am clumsy [slow] of mouth [speech] [heavy of speech] and clumsy [slow] of tongue [language].”
- Exodus 4:11
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו מִי שָׂם פֶּה לָאָדָם אוֹ מִי־יָשׂוּם אִלֵּם אוֹ חֵרֵשׁ אוֹ פִקֵּחַ אוֹ עִוֵּר הֲלֹא אָנֹכִי יְהֹוָה׃
And GOD said to him, “Who gives humans speech? Who makes them dumb or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, GOD?
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לֵיהּ מַן שַׁוִּי פֻּמָּא לַאֲנָשָׁא אוֹ מַן שַׁוִּי אִלֵּימָא אוֹ חֶרְשָׁא אוֹ פְתִיחָא אוֹ עֲוִירָא הֲלָא אֲנָא יְיָ׃
Adonoy said to him, “Who gave man a mouth, or who makes [a person] dumb or deaf? [Who makes a person] see or makes him blind? Is it not I—Adonoy?”
- Exodus 4:12
וְעַתָּה לֵךְ וְאָנֹכִי אֶהְיֶה עִם־פִּיךָ וְהוֹרֵיתִיךָ אֲשֶׁר תְּדַבֵּר׃
Now go, and I will be with you as you speak and will instruct you what to say.”
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן אִיזֵיל וּמֵימְרִי יְהֵי עִם פֻּמָּךְ וְאַלְּפִנָּךְ דִּתְמַלֵּיל׃
Now go. I [My Word] will be with your mouth, and teach you what to say.”
- Exodus 4:13
וַיֹּאמֶר בִּי אֲדֹנָי שְׁלַח־נָא בְּיַד־תִּשְׁלָח׃
But he said, “Please, O my Sovereign, make someone else Your agent.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר בְּבָעוּ יְיָ שְׁלַח כְּעַן בְּיַד מַן דְּכָשַׁר לְמִשְׁלַח׃
[Moshe] said, “I beg You Adony [my Master,] please [now] send the one You usually send [who is fit to be sent].”
- Exodus 4:14
וַיִּחַר־אַף יְהֹוָה בְּמֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלֹא אַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ הַלֵּוִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־דַבֵּר יְדַבֵּר הוּא וְגַם הִנֵּה־הוּא יֹצֵא לִקְרָאתֶךָ וְרָאֲךָ וְשָׂמַח בְּלִבּוֹ׃
GOD became angry with Moses and said, “There is your brother Aaron the Levite. He, I know, speaks readily. Even now he is setting out to meet you, and he will be happy to see you.
Targum Onkelos
וּתְקֵיף רוּגְזָא דַּייָ בְּמֹשֶׁה וַאֲמַר הֲלָא אַהֲרֹן אֲחוּךְ לֵיוָאָה גְּלֵי קֳדָמַי אֲרֵי מַלָּלָא יְמַלֵּיל הוּא וְאַף הָא הוּא נָפֵיק לְקַדָּמוּתָךְ וְיִחְזֵינָךְ וְיִחְדֵּי בְּלִבֵּיהּ׃
Adonoy displayed anger toward Moshe and said, “Is not Aharon, the Levite, your brother? I know [It is revealed before Me] that he knows how to speak. Behold he is setting out to meet you, and when he sees you he will rejoice in his heart.
- Exodus 4:15
וְדִבַּרְתָּ אֵלָיו וְשַׂמְתָּ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים בְּפִיו וְאָנֹכִי אֶהְיֶה עִם־פִּיךָ וְעִם־פִּיהוּ וְהוֹרֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם אֵת אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּן׃
You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth—I will be with you and with him as you speak, and tell both of you what to do—
Targum Onkelos
וּתְמַלֵּיל עִמֵּיהּ וּתְשַׁוֵּי יָת פִּתְגָמַיָּא בְּפֻמֵּיהּ וּמֵימְרִי יְהֵי עִם פֻּמָּךְ וְעִם פֻּמֵּיהּ וְאַלֵּיף יָתְכוֹן יָת דְּתַעְבְּדוּן׃
You will speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I [My Word] will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what to do.
- Exodus 4:16
וְדִבֶּר־הוּא לְךָ אֶל־הָעָם וְהָיָה הוּא יִהְיֶה־לְּךָ לְפֶה וְאַתָּה תִּהְיֶה־לּוֹ לֵאלֹהִים׃
and he shall speak for you to the people. Thus he shall serve as your spokesman, with you playing the role of God to him.
Targum Onkelos
וִימַלֵּיל הוּא לָךְ עִם עַמָּא וִיהֵי הוּא יְהֵי לָךְ לִמְתוּרְגְּמָן וְאַתְּ תְּהֵי לֵיהּ לְרָב׃
He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and you will be his master.
- Exodus 4:17
וְאֶת־הַמַּטֶּה הַזֶּה תִּקַּח בְּיָדֶךָ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה־בּוֹ אֶת־הָאֹתֹת׃
And take with you this rod, with which you shall perform the signs.”
Targum Onkelos
וְיָת חוּטְרָא הָדֵין תִּסַּב בִּידָךְ דְּתַעֲבֵיד בֵּיהּ יָת אָתַיָּא׃
Take this rod in your hand, for with it you will perform the [miraculous] signs.”