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Exodus 5:15-18

15Then the officersשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙sho.te.ReiH7860of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and criedוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Wherefore dealestתַעֲשֶׂ֦הta.'a.SehH6213thou thus with thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650?

16There is no strawתֶּ֗בֶןTe.venH8401givenנִתָּן֙ni.TanH5414unto thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and they sayאֹמְרִ֥ים'o.me.RimH559to us, Makeעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213brickוּלְבֵנִ֛יםu.le.ve.NimH3843:and, behold, thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arebeatenמֻכִּ֖יםmu.KimH5221;but the faultוְחָטָ֥אתve.cha.TatH2398isin thine own peopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971.

17But he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ye areidleנִרְפִּ֥יםnir.PimH7503, ye areidleנִרְפִּ֑יםnir.PimH7503:therefore ye sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Let us goH3212anddo sacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18GoH3212therefore now, andworkעִבְד֔וּ'iv.DuH5647;for there shall no strawוְתֶ֖בֶןve.Te.venH8401be givenיִנָּתֵ֣ןyi.na.TenH5414you, yet shall ye deliverתִּתֵּֽנּוּ׃ti.Te.nuH5414the taleוְתֹ֥כֶןve.To.khenH8506of bricksלְבֵנִ֖יםle.ve.NimH3843.

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