New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 5:15-18

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.”

17But he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You arelazyנִרְפִּ֥יםnir.PimH7503, verylazyנִרְפִּ֑יםnir.PimH7503;thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651you sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘Let us goנֵלְכָ֖הne.le.KhahH1980andsacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.’

18So goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258andworkעִבְד֔וּ'iv.DuH5647;for you will be givenיִנָּתֵ֣ןyi.na.TenH5414noלֹא־lo'-H3808strawוְתֶ֖בֶןve.Te.venH8401,yet you must deliverתִּתֵּֽנּוּ׃ti.Te.nuH5414the quotaוְתֹ֥כֶןve.To.khenH8506of bricksלְבֵנִ֖יםle.ve.NimH3843.”

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