New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 5:14-16

14Moreover,the foremenשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙sho.te.ReiH7860of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547taskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֥יno.ge.SeiH5065had setשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760overעֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH5921them,were beatenוַיֻּכּ֗וּvai.yu.KuH5221and were askedלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whyמַדּ֡וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you not completedכִלִּיתֶ֨םkhi.li.TemH3615your requiredH2706amountH2706eitherגַּם־gam-H1571yesterdayכִּתְמ֣וֹלkit.MolH8543orגַּם־gam-H1571todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117in makingH3835brickלִלְבֹּן֙lil.BonH3835as previouslyשִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם תְּמ֖וֹלshil.Shom te.MolH8543 H8032?”

15Then the foremenשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙sho.te.ReiH7860of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and criedוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817out to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100do you dealתַעֲשֶׂ֦הta.'a.SehH6213thisH3541wayH3541with your servantsלַעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650?

16ThereH369is noH369strawתֶּ֗בֶןTe.venH8401givenנִתָּן֙ni.TanH5414to your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,yet they keep sayingאֹמְרִ֥ים'o.me.RimH559to us, ‘Makeעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213bricksוּלְבֵנִ֛יםu.le.ve.NimH3843!’And beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,your servantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are being beatenמֻכִּ֖יםmu.KimH5221;but it is the faultוְחָטָ֥אתve.cha.TatH2398of your ownpeopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971.”

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