1AndafterwardMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175cameH935,andsaidH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Letmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goH935,thattheymayholdafeastuntomeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057. 2AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidH559,WhoisJehovah,thatIshouldhearken untohisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963toletIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goלְשַׁלַּ֖חle.sha.LachH7971?Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045notJehovah,andmoreoverIwillnotletIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goאֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃'a.sha.Le.achH7971. 3AndtheysaidH559,TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680hathmetH7122withus:letusgo,wepraythee,threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֜יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּרֶךְ֩de.reKhH1870intothewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,andsacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָה֙ve.niz.be.ChahH2076untoJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,lestפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435hefallיִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּyif.ga.'E.nuH6293uponuswithpestilenceבַּדֶּ֖בֶרba.De.verH1698,orwiththeswordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719. 4Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidH559untothem, Whereforedoye,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, loosethepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fromtheirworksמִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יוmi.ma.'a.SavH4639? getyouuntoyourburdens. 5AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidH559,Behold,thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776arenowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227,andye makethemrestfromtheirburdens. 6Andthesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680thetaskmastersהַנֹּגְשִׂ֣יםha.no.ge.SimH5065ofthepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971,andtheirofficersH7860,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 7Yeshallnomoregiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414thepeopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971strawתֶּ֧בֶןTe.venH8401tomakeH5414brickהַלְּבֵנִ֖יםha.le.ve.NimH3843,asheretofore:letthemgoandgatherstrawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401forthemselves. 8Andthenumberofthebricksהַלְּבֵנִ֜יםha.le.ve.NimH3843,whichtheydidmakeH7760heretofore, yeshalllayuponthem; yeshallnotdiminish aught thereof:fortheyareidle;thereforeH3651theycryצֹֽעֲקִים֙tzo.'a.KimH6817,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,LetusgoH7503andsacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076toourGodלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430. 9Letheavierתִּכְבַּ֧דtikh.BadH3513workH5656belaiduponthemenH376,thattheymaylaborהָעֲבֹדָ֛הha.'a.vo.DahH5656therein;andletthemnotregardlyingH8267wordsבְּדִבְרֵי־be.div.rei-H1697. 11Goyourselves,getyoustrawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401whereמֵאֲשֶׁ֖רme.'a.SherH834yecanfindתִּמְצָ֑אוּtim.Tza.'uH4672it:fornoughtofyourworkH5656shallbediminishedנִגְרָ֛עnig.Ra'H1639. 12Sothepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971werescatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327abroadthroughoutallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714togatherstubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179forstrawלַתֶּֽבֶן׃la.Te.venH8401. 13Andthetaskmastersוְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖יםve.ha.no.ge.SimH5065wereurgentsayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Fulfilyourworksמַעֲשֵׂיכֶם֙ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639,yourdailytasks,aswhentherewasH1961strawהַתֶּֽבֶן׃ha.Te.venH8401. 14AndtheofficersH7860ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomPharaoh’staskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֥יno.ge.SeiH5065hadsetH7760overthem,werebeaten,anddemanded, WhereforehaveyenotfulfilledyourtaskbothyesterdayH8543andto-day,inmaking brickasheretofore? 15ThentheofficersH7860ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935andcriedH6817untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Wherefore dealest thouthusכֹ֖הkhohH3541withthyservantsלַעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650? 16Thereisnostrawתֶּ֗בֶןTe.venH8401givenH5414unto thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andtheysayאֹמְרִ֥ים'o.me.RimH559tous,MakeH5414brickוּלְבֵנִ֛יםu.le.ve.NimH3843:and,behold, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arebeaten;butthefaultisinthine ownpeopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971. 18GothereforeH6258nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,andworkעִבְד֔וּ'iv.DuH5647;forthereshallnostrawוְתֶ֖בֶןve.Te.venH8401begivenH5414you,yetshallyedeliverthenumberofbricksלְבֵנִ֖יםle.ve.NimH3843. 19AndtheofficersH7860ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478didseeH7200thattheywereinevilH7451case,whenitwassaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Yeshallnotdiminish aughtfromyourbricksמִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖םmi.liv.nei.KhemH3843,yourdailytasks. 21andtheysaidH559untothem,Jehovahlookיֵ֧רֶאYe.re'H7200uponyou,andjudgeוְיִשְׁפֹּ֑טve.yish.PotH8199:becauseyehavemadeH5414oursavortobeabhorredintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֤יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547,andintheeyesוּבְעֵינֵ֣יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869ofhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,toputלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719intheirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027toslayH2026us. 22AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725untoJehovah,andsaidH559,Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt illwiththispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971?whyH4100isitthatthou hastsentשְׁלַחְתָּֽנִי׃she.lach.Ta.niH7971me? 23ForsinceIcameH935toPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696inthynameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034,hehath dealt illwiththispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971;neitherhast thoudeliveredH5337thypeopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971atall. 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