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Exodus 5:5-9

5And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776now aremanyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227,and ye make them restוְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥םve.hish.ba.TemH7673from their burdensמִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃mi.siv.lo.TamH5450.

6And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680the same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the taskmastersהַנֹּגְשִׂ֣יםha.no.ge.SimH5065of the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971,and their officersשֹׁטְרָ֖יוsho.te.RavH7860,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Ye shall no moreתֹאסִפ֞וּןto.si.FunH3254giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414the peopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971strawתֶּ֧בֶןTe.venH8401to makeלִלְבֹּ֥ןlil.BonH3835brickהַלְּבֵנִ֖יםha.le.ve.NimH3843,as heretoforeכִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑םkit.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032:let them goH3212and gatherוְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּve.ko.she.ShuH7197strawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401for themselves.

8And the taleמַתְכֹּ֨נֶתmat.Ko.netH4971of the bricksהַלְּבֵנִ֜יםha.le.ve.NimH3843,which they did makeעֹשִׂ֨ים'o.SimH6213heretoforeתְּמ֤וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם֙te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032,ye shall layתָּשִׂ֣ימוּta.Si.muH7760upon them; ye shall not diminishתִגְרְע֖וּtig.re.'UH1639ought thereof: for they beidleנִרְפִּ֣יםnir.PimH7503;therefore they cryצֹֽעֲקִים֙tzo.'a.KimH6817,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Let us goH3212andsacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076to our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.

9Let there more workהָעֲבֹדָ֛הha.'a.vo.DahH5656be laidתִּכְבַּ֧דtikh.BadH3513upon the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,that they may labourוְיַעֲשׂוּ־ve.ya.'a.su-H6213therein; and let them not regardיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159vainשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267wordsבְּדִבְרֵי־be.div.rei-H1697.

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