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Exodus 1:1-14

1NowthesearethenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whocameH935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714(everymanH376andhishouseholdוּבֵית֖וֹu.vei.ToH1004cameH935withJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290):
2Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205,Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878,andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063,
3Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֥רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074,andBenjaminוּבְנְיָמִֽן׃u.ve.ne.ya.MinH1144,
4Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835andNaphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֖יve.naf.ta.LiH5321,Gadגָּ֥דgadH1410andAsherוְאָשֵֽׁר׃ve.'a.SherH836.
5AndallthesoulsH5315thatcameoutoftheloinsofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wereH1961seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657soulsH5315:andJosephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.SefH3130wasH1961inEgyptבְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714already.
6AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130diedH4191,andallhisbrethren,andallthatgenerationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755.
7AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478werefruitfulפָּר֧וּpa.RuH6509,andincreasedabundantly,andmultipliedH7235,andwaxedexceedingmighty;andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withthem.
8Nowtherearoseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965anewחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428overEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whoknewH3045notJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.
9AndhesaidH559untohispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Behold,thepeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremoreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480andmightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099thanwe:
10come,letusdealwiselyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.MahH2449withthem,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theymultiplyH7235,anditcometopass,that,whentherefallethoutanywarמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,theyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571jointhemselvesuntoourenemies,andfightוְנִלְחַם־ve.nil.cham-H3898againstus,andgetthemupoutofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
11ThereforetheydidsetH7760overthemtaskmasterstoafflictעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031themwiththeirburdens.AndtheybuiltH1129forPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547store-cities,PithomandRaamses.
12Butthemoretheyafflictedthem,themoretheymultipliedH7235andthemoretheyspreadיִפְרֹ֑ץyif.RotzH6555abroad.AndtheyweregrievedbecauseofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
13AndtheEgyptiansH4713madethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toserveH5647withrigor:
14andtheymadetheirlivesH2416bitterוַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.RuH4843withhardקָשָׁ֗הka.ShahH7186serviceH5656,inmortarandinbrickוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.NimH3843,andinallmannerofserviceH5656inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,alltheirserviceH5656,whereintheymadethemserveH5647withrigor.
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