פ ט 5 : משֶׁה מֵעַם פַּרְצָה וַיִעְתַּר אֶל־יְהוָה: 31 וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה כִּדְבַר משֶׁה וַיָּסַר הֶעָרֹב מִפַּרְעָה מֵעֲבָדָיו וּמֵעַמּוֹ לֹא נִשְׁאַר אֶחָד : 32 וַיִּכְבֶּן פַּרְעֹה אֶת־־לִבּוֹ גַּם בַּפַּעַם הַזאת וְלֹא שְׁלַח אֶת־הָעָם : וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־־משֶׁה בִּא אֶל־פַּרְעה וְדִבַּרְתָּ לָיו כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הֶעבְרִים שָׁלָה אֶת־עַמִּי עֶבְרָנִי : 2 כִּי אִם־־מָאֵן אַתָּה לְשַׁלֵחַ וְנִרְךְ מַחֲזִיק בס : : 3 הִנֵּה יַד־יְהוָה הוֹיָה בְּמִקְנְךְ אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה בַּפּוּסִים בַּחֲמֹרִים בַּגְמַלִים בַּבָּקָר וּבַצְאן דֶבֶר כָּבֵד מְאֹד: 4 וְהִפְלָה יְהוָה בֵּין מִקְנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵין מִקְנֶה מִצְרָיִם וְלֹא יָמֶוּת מִכָּל־לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דָּבָר: 5 וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה מוֹעֵר לֵאמֹר מָחָר יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה הַדָּבָרְ הַזֶּה בָּאָרֶץ 6 ויעשׂ יְהוָה אֶת־־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה מִמָּחֶלֶת וַיָּמָת כּל מִקְנֵה מִצְרָיִם וּמִמִּקְנֵה בְנֵי־־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־מֶת אֶחָר: ד וַיִּשְׁלַח פַּרְעֹה וְהִנֵּה לֹא־מַת מִמִּקְנֶה יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־אֶחָד וַיִּכְבַּד לָב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שְׁלַח אֶת־הָעָם : 8 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-משֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרן קְחוּ לָכֶם מְלֹא חָפְנֵיכֶם פִיחַ כִּבְשָׁן וּזְרָקוֹ מֹשֶׁה הַשָּׁמַיִמָה לְעֵינֵי פַרְעה: 9 וְהָיָה לְאָלָק עַל כָּל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְהָיָה עַל־־הָאָדָם וְעַל־הַבְּהֵמָה לִשְׁחִין פּרַח אֲבַעְבֵּעַת בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם: וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־פִיחַ הַכִּבְשָׁן וַיַּעַמְדוּ לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיִּזְרְק אֹתָוֹ ; משֶׁה הַשָּׁמָיְמָה וַיְהִי שְׁחִין אֲבַעְבְּשֶׁת פּרֹחַ בָּאָדָם : 11 וְלֹא־יָכְלֶוּ הַחַרְטְמִים לַעֲמָד לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה מִפְּנֵי הַשְׁחִין כִּי־הָיָה הַשְׁחִין בָּחַרְטְמָם וּבְכָל־מִצְרָיִם: 12 וַיְחַוּק יְהוָה אֶת־לֶב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶל-משֶׁה : 13 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־ משֶׂה הַשְׁכֵּם בַּבֹּקֶר וְהִתְיַצֵב לִפְנֵי פַרְעֶה וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הָעִבְרִים שָׁלַח אֶת־עַמִּי וְיַעַבְדֵנִי: 14 כִּי בַּפַּעַם הַזֹּאת אֲנִי שְׁלָחַ אֶת־כָּל־מַיָּפָתַי אֶל־לִבְּךָ פ 10 1: וּבַבְּהֵמָה: 11 12 ס 14 upon beast.. the land, that it may become lice 23 And I will put a division throughout all the land of Egypt. between my people, and thy peo 17 And they did so; for Aaron ple: I to-morrow shall this sign stretched out his hand with his be. rod, and smote the dust of the 24 And the LORD did so; and earth, and it became lice, in man there came a grievous swarm of and in beast: all the dust of the flies into the house of Pharaoh, land became lice throughout all and into his servants houses, and the land of Egypt. into all the land of Egypt: the 18 And the magicians did so land was corrupted || by reason of with their inchantments to bring the swarm of fies. forth lice, but they could not: so 25 And Pharaoh called for there were lice upon man and Moses, and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in 19 Then the magicians said the land. unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of 26 And Moses said, It is not God: and Pharaoh's heart was meet so to do'; for we shall hardened, * and he hearkened sacrifice the abomination of the not unto them; as the LORD had Egyptians to the LORD our God: said. Lo, shall we sacrifice the abomina20 And the LORD said unto tion of the Egyptians before their Moses, Rise up early in the morn- eyes, and will they not stone us? ing, and stand before Pharaoh, 27 We will go three days journey (lo, he cometh forth to the water) into the wilderness, and sacrifice and say unto him, Thus saith the to the LORD our God, as he shall LORD, Let my people go, that command us. they may serve me. 28 And Pharaoh said, I will let 21 Else if thou wilt not let my you go, that ye may sacrifice to people go, behold, I will send the LORD your God, in the wilderswarms of flies & upon thee, and ness; only you shall not go very upon thy servants, and upon thy far away: intreat for me. people, and into thy houses: and 29 And Moses said, Behold, I the houses of the Egyptians shall go out from thee, and I will be full of swarms of flies, and also intreat the LORD, that the swarms the ground whereon they are. of flies may depart from Pharaoh, 22 And I will sever in that day from his servants, and from his the land of Goshen, in which my people, to-morrow : but let 'not people dwell, that no swarms of Pharaoh deaf deceitfully any more, Aies shall be there; to the end in not letting the people go to thou mayest know, that I am the sacrifice to the LORD. I Lord in the midst of the earth. 30 And Moses went out from * It should have seeined most probable that after the magicians owned that it was the finger of God, he would have repented; but as he had said, “ Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice?" chap. v. ver. 2, by which he seemed to deny the existence and unity of God; therefore, when the magicians told bim it was the finger of God, he was angry with them, and hardened his heart, as not willing to give ear thereto : and this seems clear, as he did not send after them any more. Or a mixture of noisome beasts. • As it is mentioned in the preceding verse that God would sever the land of Egypt, it seems rather superfluous here. To this I answer, that in the preceding verse the distinction of the land of Goshen is mentioned, that there should be no mixture of beasts there : and by this is meant, that if even any of the Israelites should chance to be in any other part of Egypt they should not be injured by them. · # Or, Destroyed. q As you did in regard of the frogs, when you promised to let them go, but did not. And it seems that Moses was apprehensive of bis deceiving him, which he really did, as may be observed in verse 32, and which fully verified Moses's suspicion. JT T IT T ס : 11: 22 עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וְהָיָה לְכְנָם בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם: 17 וַיַּעַשׂוּ־ כֵן וַיִּט אַהֲרן אֶת־יָדְוֹ בְמַטֵהוּ וַיַּךְ אֶת-עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וַתְּהִי הַכְּנָם בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה כָּל־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ הָיָה כנִים בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם : 18 18 וַעֲשׂוּ־כֵן הַחַרְטְמָיִם בְּלָטֵיהֶם לְהוציא אֶת־הַבְּנֵיִם וְלֹא יָכְלוּ וַתְּהִי הַכְּנָם בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה: 19 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַחַרְטְתָּם אֶל־פַּרְעֹה אֶצְבַּע אֱלֹהִים הִוא וַיַּחֲזַק לֵב־פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא־שָׁמַע אֱלהם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה : 20 וַיֹּאמֶר יהוה אלמשֶׁה הַשְׁכֵּם בַּבּקֶר וְהִתְיצב לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה הנה יצא הַמָּיִמָה וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה שָׁלַח עַמִּי וְיַעַבְרְנִי: 21 כִּי אִם־אֵינְךָ מְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת־עַמִּי הִנְנִי מַשְׁלִיחַ בָּךְ וּבֶעָבָדֶיךְ וּבְעַמְךְ וּבְבָתֵּיךְ אֶת־הֵעֶרֶב וּמָלְאוּ בָּתִּי מִצְרַיִם אֶת־הֶעָרֹב וְגַם הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־הֵם עָלֶיהָ : 22 והפלֵיתִי בַיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־אֶרֶץ מֹשֶׁן אֲשֶׁר עַמִּי אֹמֵר עָלֶיהָ לְבִלְתִּי הֶיוֹת־שָׁם עֶרֶב לְמַעַן תֵּדַע כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ: 23 וְשַׂמְתִּי פְדֶת בֵּין עַמִּי וּבֵין עַמָּךְ לְמָחָר יִהְיֶה הָאֹת הַזֶה : 24 וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה כֵּן וַיָּבֹא עֶרֶב כָּבֵד בֵּיתָה פַרְעָה וּבֵית עֲבָדָיו וּבְכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם תִּשָׁחֵת הָאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵי הֶעֶרְב: 25 וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה אֶל־־משֶׁה וּלְאַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמֶר לְכָוּ זִבְחִוּ לֵאלֹהֵיכֶם בָּאֶרֶץ: 26 וַיֹּאמֶר משֶׁהלֹא נָכוֹן לַעֲשׂוֹת כֵּן כִּי תּוֹעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם נִזְבַּח לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ הֵן נִזְבַּח אֶת־תּוֹעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם לְעֵינֵיהֶם וְלֹא יִסְקְלנוּ : 7 דֶרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים מֵלֶךְ בַּמִּדְבָּר וְזָבַחְנוּ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר יֹאמַר אֵלֵינוּ : 28 וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעה אָנֹכִי אֲשַׁלַּח אֶתְכֶס וּזְבַחְתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם בַּמִּדְבָּר רַק הַרְחֵק לְא־תַרְחִיקוּ לָלֶכֶת הַעְתִּירוּ בַּעֲרִי: 29 וַיֹּאמֶר משֶׁה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יוֹצֵא מֵעַמָּךְ וְהַעֲתַרְתִּי אֶל־יְהוָה וְסָר הֶעָרֹב מִפַּרְעֶה מֵעֲבָדָיו וּמֵעַמּוֹ מָחָר לַק אַל־יִסֶף פַרְעה הָחֵל לְבִלְתִּי שָׁלַח אֶת־הָעָם לִזְבֹּחַ לַיהוה : 30 ויצא 23 : 26 : JT serve me. drink of the water of the river. Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat 25 And seven days were fulfilled, the LORD, that he may take away after that the LORD had smitten the frogs from me, and from my the river. people: and I will let the people CHAP. VIII. * go, that they may do sacrifice 1 Frogs are sent. 16 The dust unto the LORD. turned into lice. 20 The swarms 9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, of flies. 32 Pharaoh is hardened. Glory over mę: when shall í intreat for thee, g and for thy AND ND the LORD spake unto servants, and for thy people, to Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say destroy t the frogs from thee, and unto him, Thus saith the LORD thy houses, that they may remain Let my people go, that they may in the river only? 10 And he said, To-morrow. 2 And if thou refuse to let them And he said, Be it according to go, behold, I will smite all thy thy word: that thou mayest know, borders with frogs. that there is none like unto the 3 And the river shall bring forth LORD our God. frogs abundantly, which shall go 11 And the frogs shall depart up and come into thine house, from thee, and from thy houses, and into thy bed-chamber, and and from thy servants, and from upon thy bed, and into the house thy people; they shall remain in of thy servants, and upon thy the river only? people, and into thine ovens, and 12 And Moses and Aaron went into thy kneading-troughs. out from Pharaoh: and Moses 4 And the frogs shall come up cried unto the LORD, because of both on thee, and upon thy people, the frogs which he had brought and upon all thy servants. against Pharaoh. 5 And the LORD spake unto 13 And the LORD did according Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch to the word of Moses: and the forth thine hand with thy rod frogs died out of the houses, out over the streams, over the rivers, of the villages, and out of the and over the ponds, and cause fields. frogs to come up upon the land of 14 And they gathered them Egypt. together upon heaps : and the 6 And Aaron stretched out his land stank. hand over the waters of Egypt; 15 But when Pharaoh saw that and the frogs came up, and covered there was respite, he hardened the land of Egypt. his heart, and hearkened not unto 7 And the magicians did so with them; as the Lord had said. their inchantments, and brought 16 F And the LORD said unto up frogs upon the land of Egypt. Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch 8 | Then Pharaoh called for out thy rod, and smite the dust of • The four first verses in this chapter, according to the English Bible, belang to chap. vü. in the Hebrew copy, marked verses, 26, 27, 28, 29, and this chapter should have begun with verse five; but to prevent the transposition of verses, I have begun this chapter conformable to the English Bible, and which is, the twenty-sixth verse in the Hebrew copy. It may be wondered why Moses made use of the expression, when? For, undoubtedly, Pharaoh would wish to be rid of the plague as soon as possible, especially as it was a grievous one. To this it máy be answered, that Moses did not make use of the word when with regard to the removal of the frogs, but to the departure of the people--when will you let them go; and I will pray for thee, and thy servants, &c. : to which he answered, to-morrow. Heb. To cut off. פ JT 3 • IT: לִשְׁמֹת מִמֵימֵי הַיְאֹר: 25 וַיִּמָלֵא שִׁבְעַת יָמִים אַחֲרֵי הַכָּוֹת־יְהוָרוּ אֶת־הַיְאֹר : וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-משֶׁה בָּא אֶל־פַּרְעָה וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה שָׁלַח אֶת־עַמִּי וְיַעַבְדֵנִי 2 וְאִם־ מָאֵן אַתָּה לְשַׁלֵחַ הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי נֹגֵף אֶת־־כָּל־־גְּבוּלְךְ בַּצְפַרְדְּעִים : וְשָׁרָץ הַיְאֹר צְפַרְדְּעִים וְעָלוּ וּבָאוּ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבַחֲדַר מִשְׁכָּבְךָ וְעַל־מִמֶּתךְ וּבְבֵית עֲבָדִיך וּבְעַמְךְ וּבְתַבּוּרִיךְ וּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֵיךְ : 4 וּבְכָה וּבְעַמְךְ וּבְכָל־עֲבָדֶיךְ עֶלְוּ הַצְפַרְדְּעִים : 5 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־ מֹשֶׁה אֱמֹר אֶל־־אַהֲרֹן נְטֶה אֶת־־יָדְךָ בְּמַטְךְ עַל־ הַנְהָרֹת עַל־הַיְאֹרִים וְעַל־הָאֲנַמִּים וְהַעַל אֶת־הַצְפַרְדְּעִים עַל־־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם: 6 וְיִט אַהֲרן אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל מֵימֵי מִצְרָיִם וַתַּעַל הַצְפַרְדֵעַ וַתְּכַס אֶת־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם : ד וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵן הַחַרְטמִּים בְּלֶטִיהֶם וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶת־הַצְפַרְדְּעִים על־־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם: 8 וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה לְמשֶׁה וּלְאַהֲרן וַיֹּאמֶר הַעֶתִּירוּ אֶל־יְהוָה וְיָסֵר הַצְפַרְדְּעִים מִמֶנִי וּמֵעַמִּי וַאֲשַׁלְחָה אֶת־הָעָם וְיִזְבְּחוּ לַיהוָה: 9 וַיֹּאמֶר משֶׁה לְפַרְעה התְפָּאֵר עָלַי לְמֶתַי אַעְתִּיר לְךָ וְלַעֲבָדֶיךָ וּלְעַמְךְ לְהַכְרִית הַצְפַרְדְּעִים מִמְךְ וּמִבָּתֵּיךָ רַק בַּיאֹר תִּשְׁאַרְנָה: 01 וַיֹּאמֶר לְמָחָר וַיֹּאמֶר כִּדְבָרְךְ לְמַעַן תֵּדַע כִּי־אֵיןלַיהוָה חמישי אֱלֹהֵינוּ: 11 וְסָרוּ הַצְפַרְדְּעִים מַמְךְ וּמִבָּתֵּיךְ וּמֵעֲבָדֶיךְ וּמֵעַמָּךְ רַק בַּיְאֹר תִּשָׁאַרְנָה: 12 ויצא משֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן מֵעָם פַּרְעֹה וַיִּצְעַק משֶׁה אֶל־יְהוָה עַל־דְּבַר הַצְפַרְדְּעִים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם לְפַרְעָה : 13 וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה כִּדְבַר משֶׁה וַיָּמָתוּ הַצְפַרְדְּעִים מִן־הַבָּתִּים מִן־הַחֲצֵרֶת וּמִן־הַשָׂדָת : וַיִּצְבְּרְוּ אֹתָם חָמָרֵס חֶמָרֶם וַתִּבְאַשׁ הָאָרֶץ: 15 וַיַּרְא פַּרְעה כִּי הָיְתָה הָרְוָחָה וְהַכְבֵּד אֶת־לִבּוֹ וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה: 16 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-משֶׁה אֶמֹר אֶל־אַהֲרן נְטֶה אֶת־מַטְךְ וְחֵךְ אֶת־ 9 11 14 ס |