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Exodus 5

1Andafterwardוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentinבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935, andtoldוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Let mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971, that they may hold afeastוְיָחֹ֥גּוּve.ya.Cho.guH2287to me in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

2AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who is theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, that I shouldobeyאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085hisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963to letIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goלְשַׁלַּ֖חle.sha.LachH7971? Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045not theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, neither will I letIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goאֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃'a.sha.Le.achH7971.

3And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680hathmetנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7122with us: let usgoH3212, we pray thee,threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֜יםya.MimH3117’journeyדֶּרֶךְ֩de.reKhH1870into thedesertבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057, andsacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָה֙ve.niz.be.ChahH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; lest hefallיִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּyif.ga.'E.nuH6293upon us withpestilenceבַּדֶּ֖בֶרba.De.verH1698, or with theswordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719.

4And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Why do ye,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,looseתַּפְרִ֥יעוּtaf.Ri.'uH6544thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from theirworksמִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יוmi.ma.'a.SavH4639?goH3212to yourburdensלְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.siv.lo.tei.KhemH5450.

5AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776now aremanyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227, and ye make themrestוְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥םve.hish.ba.TemH7673from theirburdensמִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃mi.siv.lo.TamH5450.

6AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680the samedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thetaskmastersהַנֹּגְשִׂ֣יםha.no.ge.SimH5065of thepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971, and theirofficersשֹׁטְרָ֖יוsho.te.RavH7860,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Ye shall nomoreתֹאסִפ֞וּןto.si.FunH3254giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414thepeopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971strawתֶּ֧בֶןTe.venH8401tomakeלִלְבֹּ֥ןlil.BonH3835brickהַלְּבֵנִ֖יםha.le.ve.NimH3843, asbeforeכִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑םkit.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H8543: let themgoH3212andgatherוְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּve.ko.she.ShuH7197strawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401for themselves.

8And thenumberמַתְכֹּ֨נֶתmat.Ko.netH4971of thebricksהַלְּבֵנִ֜יםha.le.ve.NimH3843, which theymadeעֹשִׂ֨ים'o.SimH6213beforeתְּמ֤וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם֙te.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H8543, ye shalllayתָּשִׂ֣ימוּta.Si.muH7760upon them; ye shall notdiminishתִגְרְע֖וּtig.re.'UH1639any of it: for they areidleנִרְפִּ֣יםnir.PimH7503; therefore theycryצֹֽעֲקִים֙tzo.'a.KimH6817,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Let usgoH3212andsacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076to ourGodלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.

9Let moreworkהָעֲבֹדָ֛הha.'a.vo.DahH5656belaidתִּכְבַּ֧דtikh.BadH3513upon themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, that they maylabourוְיַעֲשׂוּ־ve.ya.'a.su-H6213in it; and let them notregardיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159vainשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267wordsבְּדִבְרֵי־be.div.rei-H1697.

10And thetaskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֤יno.ge.SeiH5065of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wentoutוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318, and theirofficersוְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יוve.Sho.te.RavH7860, and theyspokeוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, I will notgiveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youstrawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401.

11GoH3212ye,getקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947for yourselvesstrawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401whereמֵאֲשֶׁ֖רme.'a.SherH834ye canfindתִּמְצָ֑אוּtim.Tza.'uH4672it:yetכִּ֣יkiH3588notanyדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697of yourworkמֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶ֖םme.'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656shall bediminishedנִגְרָ֛עnig.Ra'H1639.

12So thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were scatteredabroadוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327throughout all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714togatherלְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁle.ko.SheshH7197stubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179instead ofstrawלַתֶּֽבֶן׃la.Te.venH8401.

13And thetaskmastersוְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖יםve.ha.no.ge.SimH5065hastenedאָצִ֣ים'a.TzimH213them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Fulfilכַּלּ֤וּka.LuH3615yourworksמַעֲשֵׂיכֶם֙ma.'a.sei.KhemH4639, yourdailyH3117tasksדְּבַר־de.var-H1697, as when therewasבִּהְי֥וֹתbih.YotH1961strawהַתֶּֽבֶן׃ha.Te.venH8401.

14And theofficersשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙sho.te.ReiH7860of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whichPharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547taskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֥יno.ge.SeiH5065hadsetשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760over them, werebeatenוַיֻּכּ֗וּvai.yu.KuH5221, anddemandedלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Why have ye notfulfilledכִלִּיתֶ֨םkhi.li.TemH3615yourtaskחָקְכֶ֤םcha.ke.ChemH2706in makingbrickלִלְבֹּן֙lil.BonH3835bothyesterdayכִּתְמ֣וֹלkit.MolH8543and todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117, asbeforeשִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם תְּמ֖וֹלshil.Shom te.MolH8032 H8543?

15Then theofficersשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙sho.te.ReiH7860of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andcriedוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Whydealestתַעֲשֶׂ֦הta.'a.SehH6213thou thus with thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650?

16There is nostrawתֶּ֗בֶןTe.venH8401givenנִתָּן֙ni.TanH5414to thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and theysayאֹמְרִ֥ים'o.me.RimH559to us,Makeעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213brickוּלְבֵנִ֛יםu.le.ve.NimH3843: and, behold, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arebeatenמֻכִּ֖יםmu.KimH5221; but thefaultוְחָטָ֥אתve.cha.TatH2398is in thy ownpeopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971.

17But hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ye areidleנִרְפִּ֥יםnir.PimH7503, ye areidleנִרְפִּ֑יםnir.PimH7503: therefore yesayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, Let usgoH3212andsacrificeנִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.ChahH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18GoH3212therefore now, andworkעִבְד֔וּ'iv.DuH5647; for there shall nostrawוְתֶ֖בֶןve.Te.venH8401begivenיִנָּתֵ֣ןyi.na.TenH5414you, yet shall yedeliverתִּתֵּֽנּוּ׃ti.Te.nuH5414thenumberוְתֹ֥כֶןve.To.khenH8506ofbricksלְבֵנִ֖יםle.ve.NimH3843.

19And theofficersשֹֽׁטְרֵ֧יsho.te.ReiH7860of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they were introubleבְּרָ֣עbe.Ra'H7451, after it wassaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Ye shall notdiminishתִגְרְע֥וּtig.re.'UH1639the number of yourbricksמִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖םmi.liv.nei.KhemH3843of yourdailyH3117taskדְּבַר־de.var-H1697.

20And theymetוַֽיִּפְגְּעוּ֙vai.yif.ge.'UH6293Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, whostoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324in thewayH7125, as they cameforthבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318fromPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547:

21And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068lookיֵ֧רֶאYe.re'H7200upon you, andjudgeוְיִשְׁפֹּ֑טve.yish.PotH8199; because ye have made usodiousהִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם רֵיחֵ֗נוּhiv.'ash.Tem rei.Che.nuH7381 H887in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֤יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547, and in theeyesוּבְעֵינֵ֣יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, toputלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719in theirhandsבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027toslayלְהָרְגֵֽנוּ׃le.ha.re.Ge.nuH2026us.

22AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, why hast thou sooppressedהֲרֵעֹ֙תָה֙ha.re.'O.tahH7489thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971? why is it that thou hastsentשְׁלַחְתָּֽנִי׃she.lach.Ta.niH7971me?

23For since Icameבָּ֤אתִיBa.tiH935toPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696in thynameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034, he hath doneevilהֵרַ֖עhe.Ra'H7489to thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971; neither hast thoudeliveredוְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.TzelH5337thypeopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971atallהִצַּ֖לְתָּhi.Tzal.taH5337.

Commentaries on Exodus 5

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