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Exodus 5:10-19

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.

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