New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 5:9-11

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.’”

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