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Exodus 5:6-18

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.

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