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Exodus 5:7-19

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.

10Andthetaskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֤יno.ge.SeiH5065ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971andtheirofficersH7860wentH3318outandspoketothepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysH559Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547:IwillnotgiveH5414youstrawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401:

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.

17AndhesaidH559, Yeareidle, idle!thereforeH3651yesayH559,LetusgoH7503andsacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076toJehovah.

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.

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