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Exodus 5:9-11

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.

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.

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