Revised Version 1895

Exodus 5

1Andafterwardוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175cameH935, andsaidH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Letשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goH935, that they may hold afeastוְיָחֹ֥גּוּve.ya.Cho.guH2287untomeאֶל־'el-H413in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

2AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who is theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, that I should hearken unto hisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963toletH7971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goלְשַׁלַּ֖חle.sha.LachH7971? Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045notלֹ֤אlo'H3808theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andmoreoverוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808letH7971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goאֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃'a.sha.Le.achH7971.

3And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680hathmetנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7122withusH4994:letH4994usH4994goH4994,weH3117prayH4994thee,threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֜יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּרֶךְ֩de.reKhH1870intoH5921thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057, andsacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָה֙ve.niz.be.ChahH2076unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;lestפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435hefallיִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּyif.ga.'E.nuH6293uponH5921usH4994withpestilenceבַּדֶּ֖בֶרba.De.verH1698, or with theswordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719.

4And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Whereforedoלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100ye,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, loose thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from theirworksמִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יוmi.ma.'a.SavH4639? getyouאֶת־'et-H853unto yourburdensלְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.siv.lo.tei.KhemH5450.

5AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005, thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776arenowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227, and ye make them rest from theirburdensמִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃mi.siv.lo.TamH5450.

6And thesameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680thetaskmastersהַנֹּגְשִׂ֣יםha.no.ge.SimH5065of thepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971, and theirofficersשֹׁטְרָ֖יוsho.te.RavH7860,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Ye shallnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreתֹאסִפ֞וּןto.si.FunH3254giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414thepeopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971strawתֶּ֧בֶןTe.venH8401tomakeH5414brickהַלְּבֵנִ֖יםha.le.ve.NimH3843, as heretofore:letH5414them go and gatherstrawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401forthemselvesהֵ֚םhemH1992.

8And the tale of thebricksהַלְּבֵנִ֜יםha.le.ve.NimH3843,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theydidעֹשִׂ֨ים'o.SimH6213makeH7760heretofore, ye shalllayH7760uponעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921them; ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808diminish aught thereof: for they be idle; therefore theycryצֹֽעֲקִים֙tzo.'a.KimH6817,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,LetH7503usעַל־'al-H5921goH7503andsacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076to ourGodלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.

9LetH408heavierתִּכְבַּ֧דtikh.BadH3513workהָעֲבֹדָ֛הha.'a.vo.DahH5656belaidH3513uponעַל־'al-H5921themenH376, that they may labour therein; andletH408themnotH408regardיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159lyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267wordsבְּדִבְרֵי־be.div.rei-H1697.

10And thetaskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֤יno.ge.SeiH5065of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wentH3318outH3318, and theirofficersוְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יוve.Sho.te.RavH7860, and they spake to thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, I willnotאֵינֶ֛נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369giveH5414youH5414strawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401.

11Go yourselves,getקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947youאַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859strawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401whereמֵאֲשֶׁ֖רme.'a.SherH834yecanH834findתִּמְצָ֑אוּtim.Tza.'uH4672it: for nought of yourworkמֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶ֖םme.'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656shall bediminishedנִגְרָ֛עnig.Ra'H1639.

12SoH6327thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971werescatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327abroadthroughoutH3605allH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to gatherstubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179forstrawלַתֶּֽבֶן׃la.Te.venH8401.

13And thetaskmastersוְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖יםve.ha.no.ge.SimH5065were urgent,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Fulfillכַּלּ֤וּka.LuH3615yourworksמַעֲשֵׂיכֶם֙ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639, yourdailyH3117tasks, as when there wasstrawהַתֶּֽבֶן׃ha.Te.venH8401.

14And theofficersשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙sho.te.ReiH7860of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547taskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֥יno.ge.SeiH5065hadsetשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760over them, werebeatenוַיֻּכּ֗וּvai.yu.KuH5221, and demanded, Wherefore have yenotלֹא֩lo'H3808fulfilled yourtaskעֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH5921bothH1571yesterdayH8543andtodayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117, in making brick as heretofore?

15Then theofficersשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙sho.te.ReiH7860of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andcriedוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Wherefore dealest thouthusכֹ֖הkhohH3541with thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650?

16There isnoאֵ֤ין'einH369strawתֶּ֗בֶןTe.venH8401givenH5414unto thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and theysayאֹמְרִ֥ים'o.me.RimH559tousH5414,MakeH5414brickוּלְבֵנִ֛יםu.le.ve.NimH3843: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arebeatenמֻכִּ֖יםmu.KimH5221; but thefaultוְחָטָ֥אתve.cha.TatH2398is in thine ownpeopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971.

17But hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore yesayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Letנִרְפִּ֥יםnir.PimH7503usעַל־'al-H5921goנִרְפִּ֑יםnir.PimH7503andsacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18Go thereforenowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, andworkעִבְד֔וּ'iv.DuH5647; for there shallnoלֹא־lo'-H3808strawוְתֶ֖בֶןve.Te.venH8401begivenH5414youH5414, yet shall yedeliverH5414the tale ofbricksלְבֵנִ֖יםle.ve.NimH3843.

19And theofficersשֹֽׁטְרֵ֧יsho.te.ReiH7860of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478didH3808seeוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they were inevilבְּרָ֣עbe.Ra'H7451caseדְּבַר־de.var-H1697, when it wassaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Ye shallnotH3808minish aught from yourbricksמִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖םmi.liv.nei.KhemH3843, yourdailyH3117tasks.

20And theymetוַֽיִּפְגְּעוּ֙vai.yif.ge.'UH6293Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, whostoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324in the way, as theycameH3318forthH3318fromPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547:

21and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068lookיֵ֧רֶאYe.re'H7200uponH5921youאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834, andjudgeוְיִשְׁפֹּ֑טve.yish.PotH8199;becauseH5921ye havemadeH5414our savour to be abhorred in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֤יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547, and in theeyesוּבְעֵינֵ֣יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, toputלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719in theirhandבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027toslayלְהָרְגֵֽנוּ׃le.ha.re.Ge.nuH2026usH5414.

22AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto theLORDH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,LordH3068, wherefore hast thouevilהֲרֵעֹ֙תָה֙ha.re.'O.tahH7489entreated thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971?whyH4100is it that thou hastsentשְׁלַחְתָּֽנִי׃she.lach.Ta.niH7971meאֶל־'el-H413?

23Forsinceוּמֵאָ֞זu.me.'AzH227Icameבָּ֤אתִיBa.tiH935toPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696in thynameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034, he hathevilהֵרַ֖עhe.Ra'H7489entreated thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971;neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808hast thoudeliveredוְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.TzelH5337thypeopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971atallהִצַּ֖לְתָּhi.Tzal.taH5337.

Commentaries on Exodus 5

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