1AndafterwardsMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentH935in,andsaidH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Letmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goH935thattheymaycelebrateוְיָחֹ֥גּוּve.ya.Cho.guH2287afeasttomeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057. 2AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidH559,WhoisJehovah,towhosevoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963IamtohearkentoletIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goלְשַׁלַּ֖חle.sha.LachH7971?Idonotknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045Jehovah,neitherwillIletIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goאֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃'a.sha.Le.achH7971. 3AndtheysaidH559,TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680hasmetH7122withus:letusgo,wepraythee,threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days'journeyדֶּרֶךְ֩de.reKhH1870intothewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,andsacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָה֙ve.niz.be.ChahH2076toJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;lestפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435hefallיִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּyif.ga.'E.nuH6293uponuswithpestilenceבַּדֶּ֖בֶרba.De.verH1698orwithswordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719. 4Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidH559tothem,Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100doye,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, wishtohavethepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971goofffromtheirworksמִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יוmi.ma.'a.SavH4639? Away,toyourburdens! 5AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidH559,Beholdthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776arenowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227,andye wishtomakethemrestfromtheirburdens. 6AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680thesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thetaskmastersהַנֹּגְשִׂ֣יםha.no.ge.SimH5065ofthepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971,andtheirofficersH7860,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 7Yeshallnomoregiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414thepeopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971strawתֶּ֧בֶןTe.venH8401tomakeH5414brickהַלְּבֵנִ֖יםha.le.ve.NimH3843,asheretofore:letthemgoandgatherstrawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401forthemselves. 8Andthenumberofthebricksהַלְּבֵנִ֜יםha.le.ve.NimH3843theyhavemadeH6213heretoforeshallyelayuponthem: yeshallnotdiminishanyofit,fortheyareidle;thereforeH3651theycryצֹֽעֲקִים֙tzo.'a.KimH6817,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,LetusgoH7503[and]sacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076toourGodלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430. 9Letthemputheavierתִּכְבַּ֧דtikh.BadH3513labouronthemenH376,thattheymaybetakenupwithit,andnotregardvainwordsבְּדִבְרֵי־be.div.rei-H1697. 11go ye,getyourselvesstrawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401whereמֵאֲשֶׁ֖רme.'a.SherH834yemayfindתִּמְצָ֑אוּtim.Tza.'uH4672it;butnoneofyourworkH5656shallbediminishedנִגְרָ֛עnig.Ra'H1639. 12Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971werescatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327abroadthroughoutthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714togatherstubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179forstrawלַתֶּֽבֶן׃la.Te.venH8401. 13Andthetaskmastersוְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖יםve.ha.no.ge.SimH5065urged[them],sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Fulfilyourlabours,thedailyworkמַעֲשֵׂיכֶם֙ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639,aswhentherewasH1961strawהַתֶּֽבֶן׃ha.Te.venH8401. 14AndtheofficersH7860ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomPharaoh'staskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֥יno.ge.SeiH5065hadsetH7760overthem,werebeaten, [and]itwassaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyמַדּ֡וּעַma.Du.a'H4069haveyenotfulfilledyourtaskinmaking brick,bothyesterdayH8543andto-day,asheretofore? 15ThentheofficersH7860ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935andcriedH6817toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100dost thoudealthusכֹ֖הkhohH3541withthy bondmen? 16Thereisnostrawתֶּ֗בֶןTe.venH8401givenH5414tothy bondmen,andtheysayאֹמְרִ֥ים'o.me.RimH559tous,MakeH5414brickוּלְבֵנִ֛יםu.le.ve.NimH3843;andbehold, thy bondmenarebeaten,butitisthefaultofthypeopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971. 18Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258go —workעִבְד֔וּ'iv.DuH5647!andstrawוְתֶ֖בֶןve.Te.venH8401shallnotbegivenH5414you,andyeshalldeliverthemeasureofbricksלְבֵנִ֖יםle.ve.NimH3843. 19AndtheofficersH7860ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200[that]itstood illwiththem,becauseitwassaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, YeshallnotdiminishanythingH1697fromyourbricksמִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖םmi.liv.nei.KhemH3843,thedailywork. 21AndtheysaidH559tothem,Jehovahlookיֵ֧רֶאYe.re'H7200uponyouandjudgeוְיִשְׁפֹּ֑טve.yish.PotH8199,thatyehavemadeH5414ourodourtostinkהִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣םhiv.'ash.TemH887intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֤יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547,andintheeyesוּבְעֵינֵ֣יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869ofhisbondmen,puttingלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719intotheirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027tokillלְהָרְגֵֽנוּ׃le.ha.re.Ge.nuH2026us! 22AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJehovah,andsaidH559,Lord,whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100hast thou doneevilH7489tothispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971?whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100nowhast thousentשְׁלַחְתָּֽנִי׃she.lach.Ta.niH7971me? 23ForeversinceIcameH935toPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696inthynameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034,hehath doneevilH7489tothispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971;neitherhast thoudeliveredH5337thypeopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971atall! 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