Revised Version 1895

Exodus 5:7-19

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.

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