Hebrew Names Version HNV
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21 The LORD said to Moshe, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Mitzrayim, even darkness which may be felt."
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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness spreads over Egypt—darkness that can be felt.”
22 Moshe stretched forth his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Mitzrayim three days.
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So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days.
23 They didn't see one another, neither did anyone rise from his place for three days; but all the children of Yisra'el had light in their dwellings.
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No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.
24 Par`oh called to Moshe, and said, "Go, serve the LORD. Only let your flocks and your herds stay behind. Let your little ones also go with you."
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Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your women and children may go with you; only leave your flocks and herds behind.”
25 Moshe said, "You must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
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But Moses said, “You must allow us to have sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.
26 Our cattle also shall go with us. There shall not a hoof be left behind, for of it we must take to serve the LORD our God; and we don't know with what we must serve the LORD, until we come there."
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Our livestock too must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use some of them in worshiping the LORD our God, and until we get there we will not know what we are to use to worship the LORD.”
27 But the LORD hardened Par`oh's heart, and he wouldn't let them go.
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But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to let them go.
28 Par`oh said to him, "Get away from me! Be careful to see my face no more; for in the day you see my face you shall die!"
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Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die.”
29 Moshe said, "You have spoken well. I will see your face again no more."
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“Just as you say,” Moses replied. “I will never appear before you again.”
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