New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 5:7-14

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.

11You goלְכ֨וּle.KhuH1980andgetקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947strawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401for yourselves whereverמֵאֲשֶׁ֖רme.'a.SherH4480 H834you can findתִּמְצָ֑אוּtim.Tza.'uH4672it,but noneאֵ֥ין'einH369of your laborמֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶ֖םme.'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656will be reducedנִגְרָ֛עnig.Ra'H1639.’”

12So the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971scatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to gatherלְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁle.ko.SheshH7197stubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179for strawלַתֶּֽבֶן׃la.Te.venH8401.

13The taskmastersוְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖יםve.ha.no.ge.SimH5065pressedאָצִ֣ים'a.TzimH213them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Completeכַּלּ֤וּka.LuH3615yourworkמַעֲשֵׂיכֶם֙ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639quotaH4639, yourdailyי֣וֹםYomH3117amountדְּבַר־ בְּיוֹמ֔וֹde.var- be.yo.MoH1697 H3117,justH3512as whenyou hadבִּהְי֥וֹתbih.YotH1961strawהַתֶּֽבֶן׃ha.Te.venH8401.”

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?”

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