New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 5:1-10

1And afterwardוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971that they may celebrateוְיָחֹ֥גּוּve.ya.Cho.guH2287a feastH2287to Me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.’”

2But Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that I should obeyאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085His voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963to letH7971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goלְשַׁלַּ֖חle.sha.LachH7971?I do not knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and besidesוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571,I will not letH7971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goאֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃'a.sha.Le.achH7971.”

3Then they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680has metנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7122with us. Pleaseנָּ֡אna'H4994,let us goנֵ֣לֲכָהNe.la.khahH1980a threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֜יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּרֶךְ֩de.reKhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057that we may sacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָה֙ve.niz.be.ChahH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,otherwiseפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435He will fallיִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּyif.ga.'E.nuH6293upon us with pestilenceבַּדֶּ֖בֶרba.De.verH1698orא֥וֹ'oH176with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719.”

4But the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100do youdrawH6544the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayH6544from theirworkמִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יוmi.ma.'a.SavH4639?Getלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980back to yourlaborsלְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.siv.lo.tei.KhemH5450!”

5Again Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lookהֵן־hen-H2005,the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776are nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227,and you would have them ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥םve.hish.ba.TemH7673from their laborsמִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃mi.siv.lo.TamH5450!”

6So the sameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680the taskmastersהַנֹּגְשִׂ֣יםha.no.ge.SimH5065over the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971and theirforemenשֹׁטְרָ֖יוsho.te.RavH7860,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7“You are noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerתֹאסִפ֞וּןto.si.FunH3254to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414the peopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971strawתֶּ֧בֶןTe.venH8401to makeלִלְבֹּ֥ןlil.BonH3835brickH3835as previouslyכִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑םkit.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032;let them goיֵֽלְכ֔וּye.le.KhuH1980and gatherוְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּve.ko.she.ShuH7197strawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401for themselvesהֵ֚םhemH1992.

8But the quotaמַתְכֹּ֨נֶתmat.Ko.netH4971of bricksהַלְּבֵנִ֜יםha.le.ve.NimH3843whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they were makingעֹשִׂ֨ים'o.SimH6213previouslyתְּמ֤וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם֙te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032,you shall imposeתָּשִׂ֣ימוּta.Si.muH7760on them; you are not to reduceתִגְרְע֖וּtig.re.'UH1639anyמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480of it. Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they arelazyנִרְפִּ֣יםnir.PimH7503,thereforeכֵּ֗ןKenH5921 H3651they cryצֹֽעֲקִים֙tzo.'a.KimH6817out, ‘Let us goנֵלְכָ֖הne.le.KhahH1980and sacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076to our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.’

9Let the laborהָעֲבֹדָ֛הha.'a.vo.DahH5656be heavierתִּכְבַּ֧דtikh.BadH3513on the menH376,and let them workוְיַעֲשׂוּ־ve.ya.'a.su-H6213at it so that they will payH8159noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408attentionH8159to falseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267wordsבְּדִבְרֵי־be.div.rei-H1697.”

10Sothe taskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֤יno.ge.SeiH5065of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971and their foremenוְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יוve.Sho.te.RavH7860wentוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318out and spokeוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, ‘I am not going to giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you anystrawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401.

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