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Exodus 5:7-14

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.

10Andthetaskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֤יno.ge.SeiH5065ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wentH3318out,andtheirofficersH7860,andtheyspaketothepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,IwillnotgiveH5414youstrawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401.

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?

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