H9002–/וְ–v

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Put forth thy hand, and lay hold on the tail of it;' and he putteth forth his hand, and layeth hold on it, and it becometh a rod in his hand --

וֶאֱחֹ֖ז (וֶ) ve. “and”

`-- so that they believe that Jehovah, God of their fathers, hath appeared unto thee, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.'

וֵאלֹהֵ֥י (וֵ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah saith to him again, `Put in, I pray thee, thy hand into thy bosom;' and he putteth in his hand into his bosom, and he bringeth it out, and lo, his hand `is' leprous as snow;

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

and He saith, `Put back thy hand unto thy bosom;' and he putteth back his hand unto his bosom, and he bringeth it out from his bosom, and lo, it hath turned back as his flesh --

וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

`-- and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence to thee, and hearken not to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

`And it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence even to these two signs, nor hearken to thy voice, that thou hast taken of the waters of the River, and hast poured on the dry land, and the waters which thou takest from the River have been, yea, they have become -- blood on the dry land.'

וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `O, my Lord, I `am' not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Thy speaking unto Thy servant, for I `am' slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.'

וּכְבַ֥ד (וּ) u. “and”

and now, go, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest;'

וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָנֹכִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Moses, and He saith, `Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I have known that he speaketh well, and also, lo, he is coming out to meet thee; when he hath seen thee, then he hath rejoiced in his heart,

וְגַ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and thou hast spoken unto him, and hast set the words in his mouth, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and have directed you that which ye do;

וְאָנֹכִ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and he, he hath spoken for thee unto the people, and it hath come to pass, he -- he is to thee for a mouth, and thou -- thou art to him for God;

וְאַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs.'

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Moses goeth and turneth back unto Jethro his father-in-law, and saith to him, `Let me go, I pray thee, and I turn back unto my brethren who `are' in Egypt, and I see whether they are yet alive.' And Jethro saith to Moses, `Go in peace.'

וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶרְאֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

and Moses taketh his wife, and his sons, and causeth them to ride on the ass, and turneth back to the land of Egypt, and Moses taketh the rod of God in his hand.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `In thy going to turn back to Egypt, see -- all the wonders which I have put in thy hand -- that thou hast done them before Pharaoh, and I -- I strengthen his heart, and he doth not send the people away;

וַאֲנִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

and I say unto thee, Send away My son, and he doth serve Me; and -- thou dost refuse to send him away -- lo, I am slaying thy son, thy first-born.'

וְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִי (וְ) ve. “so”

and Moses declareth to Aaron all the words of Jehovah with which He hath sent him, and all the signs with which He hath charged him.

וְאֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And Moses goeth -- Aaron also -- and they gather all the elders of the sons of Israel,

וְאַהֲרֹ֑ן (וְ) ve. “and”

and the people believe when they hear that Jehovah hath looked after the sons of Israel, and that He hath seen their affliction; and they bow and do obeisance.

וְכִ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

And afterwards have Moses and Aaron entered, and they say unto Pharaoh, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Send My people away, and they keep a feast to Me in the wilderness;'

וְאַחַ֗ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָחֹ֥גּוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

and Pharaoh saith, `Who `is' Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'

וְגַ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they say, `The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with sword.'

וְנִזְבְּחָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king of Egypt saith unto them, `Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works? go to your burdens.'

וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

`Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore -- they go and have gathered straw for themselves;

וְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”