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Exodus 5:1-10

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.

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