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Exodus 5:5-9

5Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547also saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lookהֵן־hen-H2005,the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776are now numerousרַבִּ֥ים עַתָּ֖הra.Bim 'a.TahH7227 H6258,and you would be stoppingוְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥םve.hish.ba.TemH7673themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853from their laborמִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃mi.siv.lo.TamH5450.”

6That sameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931אֶת־'et-H853dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680the taskmastersהַנֹּגְשִׂ֣יםha.no.ge.SimH5065of the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and their foremenשֹׁטְרָ֖יו לֵאמֹֽר׃sho.te.Rav le.MorH7860 H559:

7“You shall noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerתֹאסִפ֞וּןto.si.FunH3254supplyלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414the peopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971with strawתֶּ֧בֶןTe.venH8401for makingלִלְבֹּ֥ןlil.BonH3835bricksהַלְּבֵנִ֖יםha.le.ve.NimH3843כִּתְמ֣וֹלkit.MolH8543שִׁלְשֹׁ֑םshil.ShomH8032.Theyהֵ֚םhemH1992must goיֵֽלְכ֔וּye.le.KhuH1980and gatherוְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּve.ko.she.ShuH7197their ownstrawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401.

8וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853But requireתָּשִׂ֣ימוּta.Si.muH7760of themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921the same quotaמַתְכֹּ֨נֶתmat.Ko.netH4971of bricksהַלְּבֵנִ֜יםha.le.ve.NimH3843אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834asהֵם֩hemH1992עֹשִׂ֨ים'o.SimH6213beforeתְּמ֤וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם֙te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032;do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808reduce itתִגְרְע֖וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּtig.re.'U mi.Me.nuH1639 H4480.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֔םHemH1992are lazyנִרְפִּ֣יםnir.PimH7503;that is whyעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651theyהֵ֤םhemH1992are crying outצֹֽעֲקִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔רtzo.'a.Kim le.MorH6817 H559, ‘Let us goנֵלְכָ֖הne.le.KhahH1980and sacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076to our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.’

9Make the work harderתִּכְבַּ֧ד הָעֲבֹדָ֛הtikh.Bad ha.'a.vo.DahH3513 H5656onעַל־'al-H5921the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582so they will be occupiedוְיַעֲשׂוּ־ve.ya.'a.su-H6213and pay no attentionוְאַל־ יִשְׁע֖וּve.'al- yish.'UH408 H8159to these liesבְּדִבְרֵי־ שָֽׁקֶר׃be.div.rei- Sha.kerH8267 H1697.”

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