“You must not blaspheme ¹  God ²  or curse the ruler of your people.

So look, the Lord is about to severely afflict ¹  your people, your sons, your wives, and all you own.

The roar of battle will rise against your people; all your fortresses will be devastated, just as Shalman devastated ¹  Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children.

But Moses sought the favor ¹  of the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?