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Exodus 5:10-14

10And the taskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֤יno.ge.SeiH5065of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971went outוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318,and their officersוְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יוve.Sho.te.RavH7860,and they spakeוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,I will not giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you strawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401.

11GoH3212ye, getקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947you strawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401whereמֵאֲשֶׁ֖רme.'a.SherH834ye can findתִּמְצָ֑אוּtim.Tza.'uH4672it: yetכִּ֣יkiH3588not oughtדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697of your workמֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶ֖םme.'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656shall be diminishedנִגְרָ֛עnig.Ra'H1639.

12So the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were scattered abroadוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327throughout all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to gatherלְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁle.ko.SheshH7197stubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179instead of strawלַתֶּֽבֶן׃la.Te.venH8401.

13And the taskmastersוְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖יםve.ha.no.ge.SimH5065hastedאָצִ֣ים'a.TzimH213them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Fulfilכַּלּ֤וּka.LuH3615your worksמַעֲשֵׂיכֶם֙ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639, yourdailyH3117tasksדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,as when there wasבִּהְי֥וֹתbih.YotH1961strawהַתֶּֽבֶן׃ha.Te.venH8401.

14And the officersשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙sho.te.ReiH7860of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547taskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֥יno.ge.SeiH5065had setשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760over them, were beatenוַיֻּכּ֗וּvai.yu.KuH5221, anddemandedלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Wherefore have ye not fulfilledכִלִּיתֶ֨םkhi.li.TemH3615your taskחָקְכֶ֤םcha.ke.ChemH2706in making brickלִלְבֹּן֙lil.BonH3835both yesterdayכִּתְמ֣וֹלkit.MolH8543and to dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117,as heretoforeשִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם תְּמ֖וֹלshil.Shom te.MolH8543 H8032?

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