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Exodus 1:8-11

8Now there arose upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965a newחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428over Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,which knewיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045not Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

9And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Behold, the peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremoreרַ֥בravH7227and mightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099than we:

10Come onהָ֥בָהHa.vahH3051,let us deal wiselyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.MahH2449with them; lest they multiplyיִרְבֶּ֗הyir.BehH7235,and it come to pass, that, when there falleth outתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7122any warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,theyהוּא֙hu'H1931joinוְנוֹסַ֤ףve.no.SafH3254also unto our enemiesשֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּso.ne.'Ei.nuH8130,and fightוְנִלְחַם־ve.nil.cham-H3898against us, and soget them upוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927out of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11Therefore they did setוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760over them taskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔יםsa.Rei mi.SimH8269 H4522to afflictעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031them with their burdensבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450.And they builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547treasureמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892,Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619and Raamsesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486.

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