New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 1:8-11

8Now a newחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428aroseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965overעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834did not knowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

9He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, “Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009,the peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremoreרַ֥בravH7227and mightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099thanמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480we.

10Comeהָ֥בָהHa.vahH3051, let usdealH2449wiselyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.MahH2449with them, orH6435elseH6435they will multiplyיִרְבֶּ֗הyir.BehH7235andin the eventוְהָיָ֞ה כִּֽי־ תִקְרֶ֤אנָהve.ha.Yah ki- tik.Re.nahH1961 H3588 H7122of warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,they will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571joinוְנוֹסַ֤ףve.no.SafH3254themselves to those whoH834hateשֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּso.ne.'Ei.nuH8130us, and fightוְנִלְחַם־ve.nil.cham-H3898against us anddepartוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927from the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

11So they appointedוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760taskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔יםsa.Rei mi.SimH8269 H4522overעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921them to afflictעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031them withhardH5450laborבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450.And they builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547storageמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892,Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619andRaamsesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486.

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