Exodus 6

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses עַתָּ֣הnow תִרְאֶ֔הyou will see אֲשֶׁ֥רthat which אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖הI will do לְפַרְעֹ֑הto Pharaoh כִּ֣יfor בְיָ֤דby a hand חֲזָקָה֙strong יְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םhe will let go them וּבְיָ֣דand by a hand חֲזָקָ֔הstrong יְגָרְשֵׁ֖םhe will drive out them מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃ סfrom land his

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said אֵלָ֖יוto him אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָֽה׃am Yahweh

וָאֵרָ֗אand I appeared אֶל־to אַבְרָהָ֛םAbraham אֶל־to יִצְחָ֥קIsaac וְאֶֽל־and to יַעֲקֹ֖בJacob בְּאֵ֣לin God שַׁדָּ֑יAlmighty וּשְׁמִ֣יand name my יְהוָ֔הYahweh לֹ֥אnot נוֹדַ֖עְתִּיI made myself knownלָהֶֽם׃to the them

וְגַ֨םand also הֲקִמֹ֤תִיI established אֶת־obj.בְּרִיתִי֙covenant my אִתָּ֔םwith them לָתֵ֥תto giveלָהֶ֖םto the themאֶת־obj.אֶ֣רֶץthe land of כְּנָ֑עַןCanaan אֵ֛תobj.אֶ֥רֶץthe land of מְגֻרֵיהֶ֖םsojournings their אֲשֶׁר־which גָּ֥רוּthey sojournedבָֽהּ׃in the it

וְגַ֣ם׀and also אֲנִ֣יI שָׁמַ֗עְתִּיI have heard אֶֽת־obj.נַאֲקַת֙the groaning of בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt מַעֲבִדִ֣יםare compelling to labor אֹתָ֑םobj. them וָאֶזְכֹּ֖רand I have remembered אֶת־obj.בְּרִיתִֽי׃covenant my

וְלָקַחְתִּ֨יand I will take אֶתְכֶ֥םobj. youלִי֙for the myselfלְעָ֔םto a people וְהָיִ֥יתִיand I will becomeלָכֶ֖םfor the youלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםinto God וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םand you will know כִּ֣יthat אֲנִ֤יI יְהוָה֙am Yahweh אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔םGod your הַמּוֹצִ֣יאwho brought out אֶתְכֶ֔םobj. you מִתַּ֖חַתfrom under סִבְל֥וֹתthe forced labor of מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

וְהֵבֵאתִ֤יand I will bring אֶתְכֶם֙obj. you אֶל־into הָאָ֔רֶץthe land אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙I lifted up אֶת־obj.יָדִ֔יhand my לָתֵ֣תto give אֹתָ֔הּobj. it לְאַבְרָהָ֥םto Abraham לְיִצְחָ֖קto Isaac וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בand to Jacob וְנָתַתִּ֨יand I will give אֹתָ֥הּobj. itלָכֶ֛םto the youמוֹרָשָׁ֖הa possession אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָֽה׃am Yahweh

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke מֹשֶׁ֛הMoses כֵּ֖ןthus אֶל־to בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וְלֹ֤אand not שָֽׁמְעוּ֙they listened אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses מִקֹּ֣צֶרfrom shortness of ר֔וּחַspirit וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖הand from labor קָשָֽׁה׃ פhard

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses לֵּאמֹֽר׃to saying

בֹּ֣אgo דַבֵּ֔רspeak אֶל־to פַּרְעֹ֖הPharaoh מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt וִֽישַׁלַּ֥חso he may let go אֶת־obj.בְּנֵֽי־the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃from land his

וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spoke מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses לִפְנֵ֥יto before יְהוָ֖הYahweh לֵאמֹ֑רto saying הֵ֤ןhere!בְּנֵֽי־the people of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel לֹֽא־not שָׁמְע֣וּthey have listened אֵלַ֔יto me וְאֵיךְ֙and how?יִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִיwill he listen to me פַרְעֹ֔הPharaoh וַאֲנִ֖יand I עֲרַ֥לam uncircumcised of שְׂפָתָֽיִם׃ פlips

אֵ֖לֶּהthese רָאשֵׁ֣יwere the heads of בֵית־the household of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּנֵ֨יthe sons of רְאוּבֵ֜ןReuben בְּכֹ֣רthe firstborn of יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael חֲנ֤וֹךְwere Hanoch וּפַלּוּא֙and Pallu חֶצְר֣וֹןHezron וְכַרְמִ֔יand Carmi אֵ֖לֶּהthese מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תwere the clans of רְאוּבֵֽן׃Reuben

וּבְנֵ֣יand the sons of שִׁמְע֗וֹןSimeon יְמוּאֵ֨לwere Jemuel וְיָמִ֤יןand Jamin וְאֹ֙הַד֙and Ohad וְיָכִ֣יןand Jakin וְצֹ֔חַרand Zohar וְשָׁא֖וּלand Shaul בֶּן־the son of הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יתthe Canaanite woman אֵ֖לֶּהthese מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תwere the clans of שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃Simeon

וְאֵ֨לֶּהand these שְׁמ֤וֹתwere the names of בְּנֵֽי־the sons of לֵוִי֙Levi לְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔םto descendants their גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןGershon וּקְהָ֖תand Kohath וּמְרָרִ֑יand Merari וּשְׁנֵי֙and the years of חַיֵּ֣יthe life of לֵוִ֔יLevi שֶׁ֧בַעwere seven וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםand thirty וּמְאַ֖תand one hundred שָׁנָֽה׃years

בְּנֵ֥יthe sons of גֵרְשׁ֛וֹןGershon לִבְנִ֥יwere Libni וְשִׁמְעִ֖יand Shimei לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃to clans their

וּבְנֵ֣יand the sons of קְהָ֔תKohath עַמְרָ֣םwere Amram וְיִצְהָ֔רand Izhar וְחֶבְר֖וֹןand Hebron וְעֻזִּיאֵ֑לand Uzziel וּשְׁנֵי֙and the years of חַיֵּ֣יthe life of קְהָ֔תKohath שָׁלֹ֧שׁwere three וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםand thirty וּמְאַ֖תand one hundred שָׁנָֽה׃years

וּבְנֵ֥יand the sons of מְרָרִ֖יMerari מַחְלִ֣יwere Mahli וּמוּשִׁ֑יand Mushi אֵ֛לֶּהthese מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תwere the clans of הַלֵּוִ֖יthe Levites לְתֹלְדֹתָֽם׃to descendants their

וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took עַמְרָ֜םAmram אֶת־obj.יוֹכֶ֤בֶדJochebed דֹּֽדָתוֹ֙father's sister hisל֣וֹfor the himselfלְאִשָּׁ֔הto a wife וַתֵּ֣לֶדand she boreל֔וֹto the himאֶֽת־obj.אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron וְאֶת־and obj.מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses וּשְׁנֵי֙and the years of חַיֵּ֣יthe life of עַמְרָ֔םAmram שֶׁ֧בַעwere seven וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםand thirty וּמְאַ֖תand one hundred שָׁנָֽה׃years

וּבְנֵ֖יand the sons of יִצְהָ֑רIzhar קֹ֥רַחwere Korah וָנֶ֖פֶגand Nepheg וְזִכְרִֽי׃and Zikri

וּבְנֵ֖יand the sons of עֻזִּיאֵ֑לUzziel מִֽישָׁאֵ֥לwere Mishael וְאֶלְצָפָ֖ןand Elzaphan וְסִתְרִֽי׃and Sithri

וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took אַהֲרֹ֜ןAaron אֶת־obj.אֱלִישֶׁ֧בַעElisheba בַּת־the daughter of עַמִּינָדָ֛בAmminadab אֲח֥וֹתthe sister of נַחְשׁ֖וֹןNahshonל֣וֹfor the himselfלְאִשָּׁ֑הto a wife וַתֵּ֣לֶדand she boreל֗וֹto the himאֶת־obj.נָדָב֙Nadab וְאֶת־and obj.אֲבִיה֔וּאAbihu אֶת־obj.אֶלְעָזָ֖רEleazar וְאֶת־and obj.אִֽיתָמָֽר׃Ithamar

וּבְנֵ֣יand the sons of קֹ֔רַחKorah אַסִּ֥ירwere Assir וְאֶלְקָנָ֖הand Elkanah וַאֲבִיאָסָ֑ףand Abiasaph אֵ֖לֶּהthese מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תwere the clans of הַקָּרְחִֽי׃the Korahites

וְאֶלְעָזָ֨רand Eleazar בֶּֽן־the son of אַהֲרֹ֜ןAaron לָקַֽח־he tookל֨וֹfor the himselfמִבְּנ֤וֹתone of the daughters of פּֽוּטִיאֵל֙Putielל֣וֹfor the himselfלְאִשָּׁ֔הto a wife וַתֵּ֥לֶדand she boreל֖וֹto the himאֶת־obj.פִּֽינְחָ֑סPhinehas אֵ֗לֶּהthese רָאשֵׁ֛יwere the heads of אֲב֥וֹתthe ancestors of הַלְוִיִּ֖םthe Levites לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃to clans their

ה֥וּאthat אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron וּמֹשֶׁ֑הand Moses אֲשֶׁ֨רwhom אָמַ֤רhe said יְהוָה֙Yahwehלָהֶ֔םto the themהוֹצִ֜יאוּbring out אֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֧יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land of מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt עַל־on צִבְאֹתָֽם׃hosts their

הֵ֗םthey הַֽמְדַבְּרִים֙were the ones who were speaking אֶל־to פַּרְעֹ֣הPharaoh מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt לְהוֹצִ֥יאto bring out אֶת־obj.בְּנֵֽי־the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםfrom Egypt ה֥וּאthat מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses וְאַהֲרֹֽן׃and Aaron

וַיְהִ֗יand it was בְּי֨וֹםon the day דִּבֶּ֧רwhen he spoke יְהוָ֛הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses בְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land of מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פEgypt

וַיְדַבֵּ֧רand he spoke יְהוָ֛הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses לֵּאמֹ֖רto saying אֲנִ֣יI יְהוָ֑הam Yahweh דַּבֵּ֗רspeak אֶל־to פַּרְעֹה֙Pharaoh מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt אֵ֛תobj.כָּל־all אֲשֶׁ֥רthat אֲנִ֖יI דֹּבֵ֥רam speaking אֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses לִפְנֵ֣יto before יְהוָ֑הYahweh הֵ֤ןhere!אֲנִי֙I עֲרַ֣לam uncircumcised of שְׂפָתַ֔יִםlips וְאֵ֕יךְand how?יִשְׁמַ֥עwill he listen אֵלַ֖יto me פַּרְעֹֽה׃ פPharaoh

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