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Exodus 1:8-11

8Then a newחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045אֶת־'et-H853Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130,came to powerוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965inעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9“Lookהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009,”he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, “the Israelitesעַ֚ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל'am be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478 H5971have becometoo numerousרַ֥בravH7227and too powerfulוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099for usמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.

10Comeהָ֥בָהHa.vahH3051,let us deal shrewdlyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.MahH2449with them,orפֶּן־pen-H6435they will increase even moreיִרְבֶּ֗הyir.BehH7235;and ifוְהָיָ֞ה כִּֽי־ve.ha.Yah ki-H1961 H3588a warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421breaks outתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7122,theyהוּא֙ עַל־hu' 'al-H1931 H5921may joinוְנוֹסַ֤ף גַּם־ve.no.Saf gam-H3254 H1571our enemiesשֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּso.ne.'Ei.nuH8130,fightוְנִלְחַם־ve.nil.cham-H3898against us,and leaveוְעָלָ֥ה מִן־ve.'a.Lah min-H5927 H4480the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

11So the Egyptians appointedוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760taskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔יםsa.Rei mi.SimH8269 H4522overעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921the Israelites toלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616oppress themעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031with forced laborבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450.As a result, they builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619אֶת־'et-H853and Ramesesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486as storeמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.

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