Aliyá 1
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וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּאִים מִצְרָיְמָה
Ve’ele shemot bene-Yisra’el haba’im Mitsraymah
These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt
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רְאוּבֵן שִׁמְעוֹן לֵוִי וִיהוּדָה
Re’uven, Shim‘on, Levi ve-Yehudah
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah
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יִשָּׂשכָר זְבוּלֻן וּבִנְיָמִן
Yissachar, Zevulun u-Binyamin
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin
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דָּן וְנַפְתָּלִי גָּד וְאָשֵׁר
Dan ve-Naftali, Gad ve-Asher
Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher
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וַיְהִי כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ יֹצְאֵי יֶרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב
Vayehi kol-nefesh yotze’e yerekh Ya‘akov
All the persons who descended from Jacob
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וַיָּמָת יוֹסֵף וְכָל־אֶחָיו
Vayamot Yosef ve-khol eḥav
Joseph died, as did all his brothers
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וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל פָּרוּ וַיִּשְׁרְצוּ
Uvene Yisra’el paru vayishretzu
The children of Israel were fruitful and multiplied abundantly
Aliyá 2
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וַיָּקָם מֶלֶךְ־חָדָשׁ עַל־מִצְרָיִם
Vayakom melekh ḥadash ‘al-Mitsrayim
A new king arose over Egypt
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וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־עַמּוֹ הִנֵּה עַם
Vayomer el-‘amo hineh ‘am
He said to his people: Behold, the people
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הָבָה נִּתְחַכְּמָה לוֹ פֶּן־יִרְבֶּה
Havah nitḥakemah lo pen-yirbeh
Come, let us deal wisely with them lest they increase
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וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים
Vayasimu ‘alav sarei missim
They appointed taskmasters over them
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וְכַאֲשֶׁר יְעַנּוּ אֹתוֹ כֵּן יִרְבֶּה
Vekha’asher ye‘anu oto ken yirbeh
But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied
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וַיַּעֲבִדוּ מִצְרַיִם אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
Vaya‘avidu Mitsrayim et-bene Yisra’el
The Egyptians enslaved the children of Israel
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וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶם
Vayemareru et-ḥayyehem
They embittered their lives with harsh labor
Aliyá 3
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וַיֹּאמֶר מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַמְיַלְּדֹת הָעִבְרִיֹּת
Vayomer melekh Mitsrayim la-meyaldot ha‘Ivriyot
The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives
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בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן אֶת־הָעִבְרִיּוֹת
Beyaledkhen et-ha‘Ivriyot
When you help the Hebrew women give birth
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וַתִּירֶאןָ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים
Vatir’ena ha-meyaldot et-haElohim
But the midwives feared God
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וַיִּקְרָא מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַמְיַלְּדֹת
Vayikra melekh Mitsrayim la-meyaldot
So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives
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כִּי לֹא כַנָּשִׁים הַמִּצְרִיֹּת הָעִבְרִיֹּת
Ki lo kanashim ha-Mitsriyot ha‘Ivriyot
The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women
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וַיֵּיטֶב אֱלֹהִים לַמְיַלְּדֹת
Vayeitev Elohim la-meyaldot
God dealt well with the midwives
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וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם בָּתִּים
Vaya‘as lahem batim
He established households for them
Aliyá 4
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וַיְצַו פַּרְעֹה לְכָל־עַמּוֹ
Vayetzav Par‘oh le-khol ‘amo
Pharaoh commanded all his people
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וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ מִבֵּית לֵוִי
Vayelekh ish mi-beit Levi
A man from the house of Levi went
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וַתַּהַר הָאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן
Vatahar ha-ishah vateled ben
The woman conceived and bore a son
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וְלֹא־יָכְלָה עוֹד הַצְּפִינוֹ
Velo yakhla ‘od hatzefino
When she could no longer hide him
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וַתֵּתַצַּב אֲחֹתוֹ מֵרָחֹק
Vatitatzev aḥoto me-raḥok
His sister stood at a distance
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וַתֵּרֶא אֶת־הַתֵּבָה בְּתוֹךְ הַסּוּף
Vatere et-ha-tevah betokh ha-suf
She saw the basket among the reeds
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וַתַּחְמֹל עָלָיו
Vataḥmol ‘alav
She had compassion on him
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וַתֹּאמֶר אֲחֹתוֹ אֶל־בַּת־פַּרְעֹה
Vatomer aḥoto el-bat Par‘oh
His sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter
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וַתֵּלֶךְ הָעַלְמָה וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־אֵם הַיָּלֶד
Vatelekh ha-‘almah vatikra et-em ha-yeled
The girl went and called the child’s mother
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וַתֹּאמֶר לָהּ בַּת־פַּרְעֹה
Vatomer lah bat-Par‘oh
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her
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וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ מֹשֶׁה
Vatikra shemo Moshe
She named him Moses
Aliyá 5
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וַיְהִי בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַיִּגְדַּל מֹשֶׁה
Vayehi bayamim hahem vayigdal Moshe
In those days, Moses grew up
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וַיִּפֶן כֹּה וָכֹה וַיַּרְא כִּי אֵין אִישׁ
Vayifen koh vakho vayyar ki ein ish
He turned this way and that and saw that there was no one
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וַיֵּצֵא בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי
Vayetze bayom hasheni
He went out the next day
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מִי שָׂמְךָ לְאִישׁ שַׂר וְשֹׁפֵט
Mi samkha le’ish sar ve-shofet
Who appointed you as ruler and judge?
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וַיִּשְׁמַע פַּרְעֹה אֶת־הַדָּבָר
Vayishma Par‘oh et-hadavar
Pharaoh heard of this matter
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וּלְכֹהֵן מִדְיָן שֶׁבַע בָּנוֹת
Ule-kohen Midyan sheva banot
The priest of Midian had seven daughters
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וַיָּקָם מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּשִׁעָן
Vayakom Moshe vayoshi‘an
Moses rose and rescued them
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וַיֹּאמֶר מַדּוּעַ מִהַרְתֶּן בֹּא הַיּוֹם
Vayomer madua miharten bo hayom
He said, “Why did you return so quickly today?”
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אִישׁ מִצְרִי הִצִּילָנוּ
Ish Mitsri hitsilanu
An Egyptian man rescued us
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וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־בְּנֹתָיו וְאַיּוֹ
Vayomer el-benotav ve-ayyo
He said to his daughters, “Where is he?”
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וַיּוֹאֶל מֹשֶׁה לָשֶׁבֶת אֶת־הָאִישׁ
Vayo’el Moshe lashevet et-ha’ish
Moses agreed to dwell with the man
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וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ גֵּרְשֹׁם
Vateled ben vayikra et-shemo Gershom
She bore a son, and he named him Gershom
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וַיָּמָת מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם
Vayamat melekh Mitsrayim
The king of Egypt died
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וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת־נַאֲקָתָם
Vayishma Elohim et-na’akatam
God heard their groaning
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וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
Vayar Elohim et-bene Yisra’el
God saw the children of Israel
Aliyá 6
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וּמֹשֶׁה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־צֹאן יִתְרוֹ
U-Moshe hayah ro‘eh et-tzon Yitro
Moses was shepherding the flock of Yitro
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וַיֵּרָא מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה אֵלָיו בְּלַבַּת־אֵשׁ
Vayera mal’akh Adonay elav belabat-esh
An angel of the Eternal appeared to him in a flame of fire
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וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אָסֻרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה
Vayomer Moshe asurah-na ve’er’eh
Moses said, “I will turn aside and see”
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וַיַּרְא יְהוָה כִּי סָר לִרְאוֹת
Vayar Adonay ki sar lirot
The Eternal saw that he turned aside to see
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אַל־תִּקְרַב הֲלֹם שַׁל־נְעָלֶיךָ
Al tikrav halom shal-na‘alekha
“Do not come closer; remove your sandals”
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אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ
Anokhi Elohei avikha
“I am the God of your father”
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רָאֹה רָאִיתִי אֶת־עֳנִי עַמִּי
Ra’oh ra’iti et-‘oni ‘ami
“I have surely seen the affliction of My people”
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וָאֵרֵד לְהַצִּילוֹ מִיַּד מִצְרָיִם
Va’ered lehatzilo miyad Mitsrayim
“I have come down to rescue them from Egypt”
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וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה צַעֲקַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל
Ve‘atah hineh tsa‘akat bene-Yisra’el
“Now the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me”
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וְעַתָּה לְכָה וְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
Ve‘atah lekha ve’eshlakhakha el-Par‘oh
“Now go, and I will send you to Pharaoh”
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מִי אָנֹכִי כִּי אֵלֵךְ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
Mi anokhi ki elekh el-Par‘oh
Moses said, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?”
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כִּי אֶהְיֶה עִמָּךְ
Ki Ehyeh ‘immakh
He said, “For I will be with you”
Aliyá 7
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וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים
Vayomer Moshe el-haElohim
Moses said to God
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אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה
Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh
“I Am That I Am”
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יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵיכֶם שְׁלָחַנִי אֲלֵיכֶם
Adonay Elohei avotekhem shelakhani aleikhem
“The Eternal, God of your fathers, has sent me to you”
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לֵךְ וְאָסַפְתָּ אֶת־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
Lekh ve’asafta et-ziknei Yisra’el
“Go and gather the elders of Israel”
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וָאֹמַר אַעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מֵעֳנִי מִצְרַיִם
Va’omar a‘aleh etkhem me‘oni Mitsrayim
“I will bring you up from the affliction of Egypt”
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וְשָׁמְעוּ לְקֹלֶךָ
Ve-sham‘u le-kolekha
They will listen to your voice
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וַאֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי לֹא־יִתֵּן אֶתְכֶם
Va’ani yada‘ti ki lo yiten etkhem
I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go
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וְשָׁלַחְתִּי אֶת־יָדִי
Ve-shalakhti et-yadi
I will stretch out My hand
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וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־חֵן הָעָם
Ve-natati et-ḥen ha‘am
I will grant this people favor
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וְשָׁאֲלָה אִשָּׁה מִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ
Ve-sha’alah ishah mishkenetah
Each woman shall ask of her neighbor
Maftir
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וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים
Vayomer Moshe el-haElohim
Moses said to God
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אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה
Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh
“I Am That I Am”
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יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵיכֶם שְׁלָחַנִי אֲלֵיכֶם
Adonay Elohei avotekhem shelakhani aleikhem
“The Eternal, God of your fathers, has sent me to you”
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לֵךְ וְאָסַפְתָּ אֶת־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
Lekh ve’asafta et-ziknei Yisra’el
“Go and gather the elders of Israel”
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וָאֹמַר אַעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מֵעֳנִי מִצְרַיִם
Va’omar a‘aleh etkhem me‘oni Mitsrayim
“I will bring you up from the affliction of Egypt”
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וְשָׁמְעוּ לְקֹלֶךָ
Ve-sham‘u le-kolekha
They will listen to your voice
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וַאֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי לֹא־יִתֵּן אֶתְכֶם
Va’ani yada‘ti ki lo yiten etkhem
I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go
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וְשָׁלַחְתִּי אֶת־יָדִי
Ve-shalakhti et-yadi
I will stretch out My hand
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וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־חֵן הָעָם
Ve-natati et-ḥen ha‘am
I will grant this people favor
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וְשָׁאֲלָה אִשָּׁה מִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ
Ve-sha’alah ishah mishkenetah
Each woman shall ask of her neighbor
Haftará
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וַיַּעַן מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמֶר
Vaya‘an Moshe vayomer
Moses answered and said
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מַה־זֶּה בְּיָדֶךָ
Mah-zeh beyadekha
“What is that in your hand?”
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וַיֹּאמֶר הַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ אַרְצָה
Vayomer hashlikhehu artzah
He said, “Throw it to the ground”
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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה שְׁלַח יָדְךָ
Vayomer Adonay el-Moshe shelakh yadekha
The Eternal said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand”
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לְמַעַן יַאֲמִינוּ
Lema‘an ya’aminu
So that they may believe
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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה עוֹד הָבֵא נָא יָדְךָ
Vayomer Adonay ‘od have-na yadekha
The Eternal said further, “Put your hand inside your cloak”
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וַיֹּצִיאָהּ מֵחֵיקוֹ וְהִנֵּה שָׁבָה
Vayotzi’ah meḥeiko vehineh shavah
He took it out, and it was restored
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וְהָיָה אִם־לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ לְךָ
Vehayah im-lo ya’aminu lekha
If they do not believe you
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וְלָקַחְתָּ מִמֵּימֵי הַיְאֹר
Ve-lakaḥta mimei ha-Ye’or
You shall take water from the Nile
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לֹא אִישׁ דְּבָרִים אָנֹכִי
Lo ish devarim anokhi
“I am not a man of words”
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מִי שָׂם פֶּה לָאָדָם
Mi sam peh la’adam
“Who gives man a mouth?”
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וְעַתָּה לֵךְ וְאָנֹכִי אֶהְיֶה עִם־פִּיךָ
Ve‘atah lekh ve’anokhi ehyeh ‘im pikha
“Now go, and I will be with your mouth”
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שְׁלַח־נָא בְּיַד תִּשְׁלָח
Shelakh-na beyad tishlaḥ
“Please send through whomever You will send”
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וַיִּחַר אַף־יְהוָה בְּמֹשֶׁה
Vayiḥar af-Adonay be-Moshe
The anger of the Eternal flared against Moses
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הֲלֹא אַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ הַלֵּוִי
Halo Aharon aḥikha ha-Levi
“Is there not Aaron your brother, the Levite?”
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וְדִבֶּר־הוּא לְךָ אֶל־הָעָם
Ve-diber hu lekha el-ha‘am
He shall speak for you to the people
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וְאֶת־הַמַּטֶּה הַזֶּה תִּקַּח בְּיָדֶךָ
Ve’et-hamateh hazeh tikaḥ beyadekha
You shall take this staff in your hand