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Exodus 5:10-14

10So the taskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֤יno.ge.SeiH5065and foremenוְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יוve.Sho.te.RavH7860of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971went outוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318and saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413themהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971, “This is whatלֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֚הle.Mor kohH3541 H559Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I am no longerאֵינֶ֛נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youstrawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401.

11אַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859Goלְכ֨וּle.KhuH1980and getקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947your ownstrawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401whereverמֵאֲשֶׁ֖רme.'a.SherH834you can find itתִּמְצָ֑אוּtim.Tza.'uH4672;butכִּ֣יkiH3588your workloadמֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶ֖םme.'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656will in no wayאֵ֥ין'einH369דָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697be reducedנִגְרָ֛עnig.Ra'H1639.’”

12So the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971scatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327all overבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to gatherלְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁle.ko.SheshH7197stubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179for strawלַתֶּֽבֶן׃la.Te.venH8401.

13The taskmastersוְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖יםve.ha.no.ge.SimH5065kept pressing themאָצִ֣ים'a.TzimH213,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Fulfillכַּלּ֤וּka.LuH3615your quotaמַעֲשֵׂיכֶם֙ דְּבַר־ma.'a.sei.Khem de.var-H1697 H4639each dayH3117,just as you did whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834strawהַתֶּֽבֶן׃ha.Te.venH8401was providedבִּהְי֥וֹתbih.YotH1961.”

14Then the Israeliteבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478foremenשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙sho.te.ReiH7860,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547taskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֥יno.ge.SeiH5065had setשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760over the peopleעֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH5921,were beatenוַיֻּכּ֗וּvai.yu.KuH5221and askedלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whyמַדּ֡וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you notלֹא֩lo'H3808fulfilledכִלִּיתֶ֨םkhi.li.TemH3615your quotaחָקְכֶ֤םcha.ke.ChemH2706of bricksלִלְבֹּן֙lil.BonH3835yesterdayכִּתְמ֣וֹלkit.MolH8543or todayגַּם־ הַיּֽוֹם׃gam- hai.YomH1571 H3117,as you did beforeשִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם תְּמ֖וֹל גַּם־shil.Shom te.Mol gam-H8543 H1571 H8032?”

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