The Book of Exodus, Chapter 9שמות 9

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֹּ֖א אֶל פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽעִבְרִ֔ים שַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת עַמִּ֖י וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי

Then YHWH said to Moses, ‘Go in to Pharaoh and speak to him, “Thus says YHWH, the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go, that they may serve me.”’

כִּ֛י אִם מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ וְעוֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֥יק בָּֽם

For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them fast,

הִנֵּ֨ה יַד יְהוָ֜ה הוֹיָ֗ה בְּמִקְנְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה בַּסּוּסִ֤ים בַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙ בַּגְּמַלִּ֔ים בַּבָּקָ֖ר וּבַצֹּ֑אן דֶּ֖בֶר כָּבֵ֥ד מְאֹֽד

behold, the hand of YHWH will be on your livestock in the field — on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the cattle, and on the flock — a very severe pestilence.

וְהִפְלָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בֵּ֚ין מִקְנֵ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּבֵ֖ין מִקְנֵ֣ה מִצְרָ֑יִם וְלֹ֥א יָמ֛וּת מִכָּל לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דָּבָֽר

But YHWH will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing shall die of all that belongs to the sons of Israel.

וַיָּ֥שֶׂם יְהוָ֖ה מוֹעֵ֣ד לֵאמֹ֑ר מָחָ֗ר יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה בָּאָֽרֶץ

And YHWH set a fixed time, saying, ‘Tomorrow YHWH will do this thing in the land.’

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ יְהוָ֜ה אֶת הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּ֕מָת כֹּ֖ל מִקְנֵ֣ה מִצְרָ֑יִם וּמִמִּקְנֵ֥ה בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹא מֵ֥ת אֶחָֽד

And YHWH did this thing the next day: all the livestock of Egypt died, but of the livestock of the sons of Israel not one died.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֗ה לֹא מֵ֛ת מִמִּקְנֵ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד אֶחָ֑ד וַיִּכְבַּד֙ לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְלֹ֥א שִׁלַּ֖ח אֶת הָעָֽם

Pharaoh sent to investigate, and behold, not even one of the livestock of Israel had died. But Pharaoh's heart was hard, and he did not let the people go.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָה֮ אֶל מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽל אַהֲרֹן֒ קְח֤וּ לָכֶם֙ מְלֹ֣א חָפְנֵיכֶ֔ם פִּ֖יחַ כִּבְשָׁ֑ן וּזְרָק֥וֹ מֹשֶׁ֛ה הַשָּׁמַ֖יְמָה לְעֵינֵ֥י פַרְעֹֽה

Then YHWH said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Take handfuls of soot from the kiln, and let Moses scatter it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.’

וְהָיָ֣ה לְאָבָ֔ק עַ֖ל כָּל אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהָיָ֨ה עַל הָאָדָ֜ם וְעַל הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה לִשְׁחִ֥ין פֹּרֵ֛חַ אֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֖ת בְּכָל אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and it will become boils breaking out in sores on man and beast through all the land of Egypt.

וַיִּקְח֞וּ אֶת פִּ֣יחַ הַכִּבְשָׁ֗ן וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וַיִּזְרֹ֥ק אֹת֛וֹ מֹשֶׁ֖ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָה וַיְהִ֗י שְׁחִין֙ אֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֔ת פֹּרֵ֕חַ בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה

So they took soot from the kiln and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses scattered it toward the sky, and it became boils breaking out in sores on man and beast.

וְלֹֽא יָכְל֣וּ הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗ים לַעֲמֹ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה מִפְּנֵ֣י הַשְּׁחִ֑ין כִּֽי הָיָ֣ה הַשְּׁחִ֔ין בַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ם וּבְכָל מִצְרָֽיִם

And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.

וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק יְהוָה֙ אֶת לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵהֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל מֹשֶֽׁה

But YHWH hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not listen to them, just as YHWH had spoken to Moses.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב לִפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽעִבְרִ֔ים שַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת עַמִּ֖י וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי

Then YHWH said to Moses, ‘Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh, and say to him, “Thus says YHWH, the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go, that they may serve me.”’

כִּ֣י בַּפַּ֣עַם הַזֹּ֗את אֲנִ֨י שֹׁלֵ֜חַ אֶת כָּל מַגֵּפֹתַי֙ אֶֽל לִבְּךָ֔ וּבַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ וּבְעַמֶּ֑ךָ בַּעֲב֣וּר תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין כָּמֹ֖נִי בְּכָל הָאָֽרֶץ

For this time I will send all my plagues upon your heart, and upon your servants, and upon your people, so that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth.

כִּ֤י עַתָּה֙ שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי אֶת יָדִ֔י וָאַ֥ךְ אוֹתְךָ֛ וְאֶֽת עַמְּךָ֖ בַּדָּ֑בֶר וַתִּכָּחֵ֖ד מִן הָאָֽרֶץ

By now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth.

וְאוּלָ֗ם בַּעֲב֥וּר זֹאת֙ הֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָ בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְאֹתְךָ֣ אֶת כֹּחִ֑י וּלְמַ֛עַן סַפֵּ֥ר שְׁמִ֖י בְּכָל הָאָֽרֶץ

But for this purpose I have let you stand, to show you my power, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

עוֹדְךָ֖ מִסְתּוֹלֵ֣ל בְּעַמִּ֑י לְבִלְתִּ֖י שַׁלְּחָֽם

You are still exalting yourself against my people, refusing to let them go.

הִנְנִ֤י מַמְטִיר֙ כָּעֵ֣ת מָחָ֔ר בָּרָ֖ד כָּבֵ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא הָיָ֤ה כָמֹ֨הוּ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם לְמִן הַיּ֥וֹם הִוָּסְדָ֖ה וְעַד עָֽתָּה

Behold, about this time tomorrow I will cause it to rain a very heavy hail, such as has not been in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.

וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁלַ֤ח הָעֵז֙ אֶֽת מִקְנְךָ֔ וְאֵ֛ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְךָ֖ בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה כָּל הָאָדָ֨ם וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜ה אֲשֶֽׁר יִמָּצֵ֣א בַשָּׂדֶ֗ה וְלֹ֤א יֵֽאָסֵף֙ הַבַּ֔יְתָה וְיָרַ֧ד עֲלֵהֶ֛ם הַבָּרָ֖ד וָמֵֽתוּ

Now therefore send, and bring your livestock and all that you have in the field to safety; every man and beast that is found in the field and is not brought home, the hail will come down on them, and they will die.

הַיָּרֵא֙ אֶת דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מֵֽעַבְדֵ֖י פַּרְעֹ֑ה הֵנִ֛יס אֶת עֲבָדָ֥יו וְאֶת מִקְנֵ֖הוּ אֶל הַבָּתִּֽים

Whoever among the servants of Pharaoh feared the word of YHWH hurried his servants and his livestock into the houses,

וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא שָׂ֛ם לִבּ֖וֹ אֶל דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב אֶת עֲבָדָ֥יו וְאֶת מִקְנֵ֖הוּ בַּשָּׂדֶֽה

but whoever did not set his heart on the word of YHWH left his servants and his livestock in the field.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל מֹשֶׁה נְטֵ֤ה אֶת יָֽדְךָ֙ עַל הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וִיהִ֥י בָרָ֖ד בְּכָל אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם עַל הָאָדָ֣ם וְעַל הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וְעַ֛ל כָּל עֵ֥שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

Then YHWH said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on man and on beast and on every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.’

וַיֵּ֨ט מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶת מַטֵּהוּ֮ עַל הַשָּׁמַיִם֒ וַֽיהוָ֗ה נָתַ֤ן קֹלֹת֙ וּבָרָ֔ד וַתִּ֥הֲלַךְ אֵ֖שׁ אָ֑רְצָה וַיַּמְטֵ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה בָּרָ֖ד עַל אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

Then Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, and YHWH sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth, and YHWH rained hail on the land of Egypt.

וַיְהִ֣י בָרָ֔ד וְאֵ֕שׁ מִתְלַקַּ֖חַת בְּת֣וֹךְ הַבָּרָ֑ד כָּבֵ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא הָיָ֤ה כָמֹ֨הוּ֙ בְּכָל אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם מֵאָ֖ז הָיְתָ֥ה לְגֽוֹי

So there was hail, and fire flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very severe, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

וַיַּ֨ךְ הַבָּרָ֜ד בְּכָל אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם אֵ֚ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה מֵאָדָ֖ם וְעַד בְּהֵמָ֑ה וְאֵ֨ת כָּל עֵ֤שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה֙ הִכָּ֣ה הַבָּרָ֔ד וְאֶת כָּל עֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה שִׁבֵּֽר

The hail struck throughout all the land of Egypt everything that was in the field, both man and beast; the hail struck every plant of the field and broke every tree of the field.

רַ֚ק בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֔שֶׁן אֲשֶׁר שָׁ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לֹ֥א הָיָ֖ה בָּרָֽד

Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, there was no hail.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח פַּרְעֹ֗ה וַיִּקְרָא֙ לְמֹשֶׁ֣ה וּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֔ן וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֖ם חָטָ֣אתִי הַפָּ֑עַם יְהוָה֙ הַצַּדִּ֔יק וַאֲנִ֥י וְעַמִּ֖י הָרְשָׁעִֽים

Then Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron and said to them, ‘I have sinned this time; YHWH is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.’

הַעְתִּ֨ירוּ֙ אֶל יְהוָ֔ה וְרַ֕ב מִֽהְיֹ֛ת קֹלֹ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים וּבָרָ֑ד וַאֲשַׁלְּחָ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תֹסִפ֖וּן לַעֲמֹֽד

Plead with YHWH, for there has been enough of God's thunder and hail; I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה כְּצֵאתִי֙ אֶת הָעִ֔יר אֶפְרֹ֥שׂ אֶת כַּפַּ֖י אֶל יְהוָ֑ה הַקֹּל֣וֹת יֶחְדָּל֗וּן וְהַבָּרָד֙ לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶה ע֔וֹד לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֥י לַיהוָ֖ה הָאָֽרֶץ

Moses said to him, ‘As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to YHWH; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is YHWH's.’

וְאַתָּ֖ה וַעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּ֚י טֶ֣רֶם תִּֽירְא֔וּן מִפְּנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִֽים

But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear YHWH God.

וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה וְהַשְּׂעֹרָ֖ה נֻכָּ֑תָה כִּ֤י הַשְּׂעֹרָה֙ אָבִ֔יב וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖ה גִּבְעֹֽל

(The flax and the barley were struck, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud.

וְהַחִטָּ֥ה וְהַכֻּסֶּ֖מֶת לֹ֣א נֻכּ֑וּ כִּ֥י אֲפִילֹ֖ת הֵֽנָּה

But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they ripen late.)

וַיֵּצֵ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה מֵעִ֤ם פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶת הָעִ֔יר וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּפָּ֖יו אֶל יְהוָ֑ה וַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּ הַקֹּלוֹת֙ וְהַבָּרָ֔ד וּמָטָ֖ר לֹא נִתַּ֥ךְ אָֽרְצָה

So Moses went out from Pharaoh, out of the city, and spread out his hands to YHWH, and the thunder and the hail ceased, and rain no longer poured on the earth.

וַיַּ֣רְא פַּרְעֹ֗ה כִּֽי חָדַ֨ל הַמָּטָ֧ר וְהַבָּרָ֛ד וְהַקֹּלֹ֖ת וַיֹּ֣סֶף לַחֲטֹ֑א וַיַּכְבֵּ֥ד לִבּ֖וֹ ה֥וּא וַעֲבָדָֽיו

But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet again, and he hardened his heart, he and his servants.

וַֽיֶּחֱזַק֙ לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְלֹ֥א שִׁלַּ֖ח אֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַד מֹשֶֽׁה

So Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not let the sons of Israel go, just as YHWH had spoken through Moses.