Glanders

Mosh•ëhꞋ noted that it had been several weeks since the outbreak of swarms of •rōvꞋ. He expected the consequent outbreak of Shᵊkhin any day. When he received the first report of cases of Shᵊkhin, he realized that the epidemic was already becoming rampant, leaving no time to negotiate with Par•ohꞋ. This time he would have to act unilaterally, without waiting for Par•ohꞋ's response. The outbreak of Shᵊkhin had already begun, was inescapable and imminent.

Then י‑‑ה told Mosh•ëhꞋ and A•ha•ronꞋ,

כִּבְשָׁן; modern reconstruction illustrating Bronze Age, bronze-smelting forge.

"Cup your hands and scoop-up some charcoal-ash from a bronze-smelting forge. Then give it to Mosh•ëhꞋ to throw up in the air in the presence of Par•ohꞋ. The charcoal-ash will dissipate in the air, symbolically dispersing throughout ërꞋëtz Mi•tzᵊraꞋyim and representing the spread of Shᵊkhin bursting-forth pustules on man and beast throughout ërꞋëtz Mi•tzᵊraꞋyim."

So they collected charcoal-ashes from the bronze-smelting forge and stood before Par•ohꞋ. They threw the charcoal-ashes into the air where it dissipated and disappeared as the Shᵊkhin bursting-forth pustules on men and beasts.

But the glyphomancer scientists couldn't obey Par•ohꞋ's summons because of their own cases of Shᵊkhin!

So, yet again, י‑‑ה goaded the arrogant-defiance harbored in Par•ohꞋ's heart, who did not send forth the am.