New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 5:4-9

4But the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100do you letH6544the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971neglectH6544theirworkמִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יוmi.ma.'a.SavH4639?Getלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980back to yourlaborsלְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.siv.lo.tei.KhemH5450!”

5Again Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lookהֵן־hen-H2005,the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776are nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227,and you would have them ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥םve.hish.ba.TemH7673from their laborsמִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃mi.siv.lo.TamH5450!”

6So the sameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680the taskmastersהַנֹּגְשִׂ֣יםha.no.ge.SimH5065over the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971and theirforemenשֹׁטְרָ֖יוsho.te.RavH7860,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7“You are noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerתֹאסִפ֞וּןto.si.FunH3254to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414the peopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971strawתֶּ֧בֶןTe.venH8401to makeלִלְבֹּ֥ןlil.BonH3835bricksH3835as previouslyכִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑םkit.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032;have them goיֵֽלְכ֔וּye.le.KhuH1980and gatherוְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּve.ko.she.ShuH7197strawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401for themselvesהֵ֚םhemH1992.

8But you shall imposeתָּשִׂ֣ימוּta.Si.muH7760on them the quotaמַתְכֹּ֨נֶתmat.Ko.netH4971of bricksהַלְּבֵנִ֜יםha.le.ve.NimH3843whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they were makingעֹשִׂ֨ים'o.SimH6213beforeתְּמ֤וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם֙te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032;you are not to reduceתִגְרְע֖וּtig.re.'UH1639anyמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480of it. Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they arelazyנִרְפִּ֣יםnir.PimH7503,for thatH3651reasonH3651they cryצֹֽעֲקִים֙tzo.'a.KimH6817outH6817, ‘Let us goנֵלְכָ֖הne.le.KhahH1980and sacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076to our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.’

9Let the laborהָעֲבֹדָ֛הha.'a.vo.DahH5656beH3513heavierתִּכְבַּ֧דtikh.BadH3513on the menH376,and have them workוְיַעֲשׂוּ־ve.ya.'a.su-H6213at it so that they will payH8159noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408attentionH8159to falseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267wordsבְּדִבְרֵי־be.div.rei-H1697.”

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