Torah Chanting: Exodus 4:8-11

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וְהָיָה֙ אִם־לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ לָ֔ךְ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׁמְע֔וּ לְקֹ֖ל הָאֹ֣ת הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן וְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּ לְקֹ֖ל הָאֹ֥ת הָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃

Exodus 4:8

“And if they do not believe you or pay heed to the first sign, they will believe the second.

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Trope Tunes (1st audio file corresponds to 1st highlighted trope).

Trope 1 Katon

Trope 2 Katon

Trope 3 Etnachta

Trope 4 Katon

Trope 5 Siluk (Sof-pasuk)

Full Verse Chanted

וְהָיָ֡ה אִם־לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֡ינוּ גַּם֩ לִשְׁנֵ֨י הָאֹת֜וֹת הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ לְקֹלֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֙ מִמֵּימֵ֣י הַיְאֹ֔ר וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהָי֤וּ הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּקַּ֣ח מִן־הַיְאֹ֔ר וְהָי֥וּ לְדָ֖ם בַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃

Exodus 4:9

And if they are not convinced by both these signs and still do not heed you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground, and it—the water that you take from the Nile—will turn to blood on the dry ground.”

Trope Tunes (1st audio file corresponds to 1st highlighted trope).

Trope 1 Pazer

Trope 2 T'lisha k'tanah

Trope 3 Kadma v'azla

Trope 4 R'vi-i

Trope 5 Katon

Trope 6 Katon

Trope 7 Etnachta

Trope 8 Katon

Trope 9 Siluk (Sof-pasuk)

Full Verse Chanted

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל־יְהֹוָה֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנָי֒ לֹא֩ אִ֨ישׁ דְּבָרִ֜ים אָנֹ֗כִי גַּ֤ם מִתְּמוֹל֙ גַּ֣ם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּ֛ם מֵאָ֥ז דַּבֶּרְךָ֖ אֶל־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֧י כְבַד־פֶּ֛ה וּכְבַ֥ד לָשׁ֖וֹן אָנֹֽכִי׃

Exodus 4:10

But Moses said to יהוה, “Please, O my lord, I have never been a man of words, either in times past or now that You have spoken to Your servant; I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”

Trope Tunes (1st audio file corresponds to 1st highlighted trope).

Trope 1 Kadma

Trope 2 Segol

Trope 3 T'lisha k'tanah

Trope 4 Kadma v'azla

Trope 5 R'vi-i

Trope 6 Katon

Trope 7 T'vir

Trope 8 Etnachta

Trope 9 Darga

Trope 10 T'vir

Trope 11 Siluk (Sof-pasuk)

Full Verse Chanted

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֵלָ֗יו מִ֣י שָׂ֣ם פֶּה֮ לָֽאָדָם֒ א֚וֹ מִֽי־יָשׂ֣וּם אִלֵּ֔ם א֣וֹ חֵרֵ֔שׁ א֥וֹ פִקֵּ֖חַ א֣וֹ עִוֵּ֑ר הֲלֹ֥א אָנֹכִ֖י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Exodus 4:11

And יהוה said to him, “Who gives humans speech? Who makes them dumb or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, יהוה ?

Trope Tunes (1st audio file corresponds to 1st highlighted trope).

Trope 1 Kadma v'azla

Trope 2 R'vi-i

Trope 3 Segol

Trope 4 Katon with Y'tiv

Trope 5 Katon

Trope 6 Etnachta

Trope 7 Siluk (Sof-pasuk)

Full Verse Chanted

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