New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 5:7-19

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?”

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.”

19The foremenשֹֽׁטְרֵ֧יsho.te.ReiH7860of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they were in troubleבְּרָ֣עbe.Ra'H7451because they were toldלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “You must not reduceתִגְרְע֥וּtig.re.'UH1639yourdailyי֥וֹםYomH3117amountדְּבַר־ בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃de.var- be.yo.MoH1697 H3117of bricksמִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖םmi.liv.nei.KhemH3843.”

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