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Exodus 5

Hebrew23 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וְאַחַ֗רand afterבָּ֚אוּthey wentמֹשֶׁ֣הMosesוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןand Aaronוַיֹּאמְר֖וּand they saidאֶל־toפַּרְעֹ֑הPharaohכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֤רhe saysיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelשַׁלַּח֙let goאֶת־obj.עַמִּ֔יpeople myוְיָחֹ֥גּוּso they may celebrate a festivalלִ֖יto the meבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃in the wilderness
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidפַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohמִ֤יwho?יְהוָה֙is Yahwehאֲשֶׁ֣רthatאֶשְׁמַ֣עI will listenבְּקֹל֔וֹto voice hisלְשַׁלַּ֖חby letting goאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelלֹ֤אnotיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙I knowאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehוְגַ֥םand alsoאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלֹ֥אnotאֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃I will let go
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וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they saidאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofהָעִבְרִ֖יםthe Hebrewsנִקְרָ֣אhe has metעָלֵ֑ינוּwith usנֵ֣לֲכָהlet us goנָּ֡אpleaseדֶּרֶךְ֩a journey ofשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתthreeיָמִ֜יםdaysבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רin the wildernessוְנִזְבְּחָה֙and let us sacrificeלַֽיהוָ֣הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּGod ourפֶּ֨ן־lestיִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּhe should fall on usבַּדֶּ֖בֶרwith the pestilenceא֥וֹorבֶחָֽרֶב׃with the sword
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶם֙to themמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptלָ֚מָּהto why?מֹשֶׁ֣הO Mosesוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןand Aaronתַּפְרִ֥יעוּare you causing to refrainאֶת־obj.הָעָ֖םthe peopleמִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יוfrom works itsלְכ֖וּgoלְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃to forced labor your
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidפַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohהֵן־here!רַבִּ֥יםis manyעַתָּ֖הnowעַ֣םthe people ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥םand you have caused to ceaseאֹתָ֖םobj. themמִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃from forced labor their
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וַיְצַ֥וand he commandedפַּרְעֹ֖הPharaohבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֑וּאthe thatאֶת־obj.הַנֹּגְשִׂ֣יםthe taskmastersבָּעָ֔םover the peopleוְאֶת־and obj.שֹׁטְרָ֖יוforemen itsלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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לֹ֣אnotתֹאסִפ֞וּןyou will repeat !לָתֵ֨תto giveתֶּ֧בֶןstrawלָעָ֛םto the peopleלִלְבֹּ֥ןto make bricksהַלְּבֵנִ֖יםthe bricksכִּתְמ֣וֹלas yesterdayשִׁלְשֹׁ֑םthree days agoהֵ֚םtheyיֵֽלְכ֔וּlet them goוְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּand they may gatherלָהֶ֖םfor the themselvesתֶּֽבֶן׃straw
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וְאֶת־and obj.מַתְכֹּ֨נֶתthe measurement ofהַלְּבֵנִ֜יםthe bricksאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהֵם֩theyעֹשִׂ֨יםwere makingתְּמ֤וֹלyesterdayשִׁלְשֹׁם֙three days agoתָּשִׂ֣ימוּyou will placeעֲלֵיהֶ֔םon themלֹ֥אnotתִגְרְע֖וּyou will diminishמִמֶּ֑נּוּfrom itכִּֽי־forנִרְפִּ֣יםare idleהֵ֔םtheyעַל־there-כֵּ֗ן-foreהֵ֤םtheyצֹֽעֲקִים֙are crying outלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingנֵלְכָ֖הlet us goנִזְבְּחָ֥הlet us sacrificeלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃to God our
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תִּכְבַּ֧דlet it be heavyהָעֲבֹדָ֛הthe laborעַל־onהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםthe menוְיַעֲשׂוּ־so they may workבָ֑הּin the itוְאַל־and may notיִשְׁע֖וּthem pay attentionבְּדִבְרֵי־to words ofשָֽׁקֶר׃falsehood
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וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּand they went outנֹגְשֵׂ֤יthe taskmasters ofהָעָם֙the peopleוְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יוand foremen itsוַיֹּאמְר֥וּand they saidאֶל־toהָעָ֖םthe peopleלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysפַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohאֵינֶ֛נִּיnot Iנֹתֵ֥ןam givingלָכֶ֖םto the youתֶּֽבֶן׃straw
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אַתֶּ֗םyouלְכ֨וּgoקְח֤וּacquireלָכֶם֙for the yourselvesתֶּ֔בֶןstrawמֵאֲשֶׁ֖רfrom whereתִּמְצָ֑אוּyou will find itכִּ֣יforאֵ֥יןnotנִגְרָ֛עis diminishedמֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶ֖םfrom labor yourדָּבָֽר׃anything
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וַיָּ֥פֶץand it scatteredהָעָ֖םthe peopleבְּכָל־in allאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptלְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁto gatherקַ֖שׁstubbleלַתֶּֽבֶן׃for the straw
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וְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖יםand the taskmastersאָצִ֣יםwere pressing themלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingכַּלּ֤וּcompleteמַעֲשֵׂיכֶם֙works yourדְּבַר־a matter ofי֣וֹםa dayבְּיוֹמ֔וֹin day itsכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asבִּהְי֥וֹתwhen wasהַתֶּֽבֶן׃the straw
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וַיֻּכּ֗וּand they were struckשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙the foremen ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֲשֶׁר־whomשָׂ֣מוּthey had appointedעֲלֵהֶ֔םover themנֹגְשֵׂ֥יthe taskmasters ofפַרְעֹ֖הPharaohלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingמַדּ֡וּעַwhy?לֹא֩notכִלִּיתֶ֨םhave you completedחָקְכֶ֤םprescribed portion yourלִלְבֹּן֙by making bricksכִּתְמ֣וֹלas yesterdayשִׁלְשֹׁ֔םthree days agoגַּם־neitherתְּמ֖וֹלyesterdayגַּם־norהַיּֽוֹם׃this day
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וַיָּבֹ֗אוּand they wentשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙the foremen ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּand they cried outאֶל־toפַּרְעֹ֖הPharaohלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingלָ֧מָּהto why?תַעֲשֶׂ֦הare you doingכֹ֖הthusלַעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃to servants your
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תֶּ֗בֶןstrawאֵ֤יןnotנִתָּן֙is being givenלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָto servants yourוּלְבֵנִ֛יםand bricksאֹמְרִ֥יםpeople are sayingלָ֖נוּto the usעֲשׂ֑וּmakeוְהִנֵּ֧הand there!עֲבָדֶ֛יךָservants yourמֻכִּ֖יםare being struckוְחָטָ֥אתand you have sinnedעַמֶּֽךָ׃people your
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וַיֹּ֛אמֶרand he saidנִרְפִּ֥יםare idleאַתֶּ֖םyouנִרְפִּ֑יםidleעַל־there-כֵּן֙-foreאַתֶּ֣םyouאֹֽמְרִ֔יםare sayingנֵלְכָ֖הlet us goנִזְבְּחָ֥הlet us sacrificeלַֽיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
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וְעַתָּה֙and nowלְכ֣וּgoעִבְד֔וּworkוְתֶ֖בֶןand strawלֹא־notיִנָּתֵ֣ןit will be givenלָכֶ֑םto the youוְתֹ֥כֶןand the measurement ofלְבֵנִ֖יםbricksתִּתֵּֽנּוּ׃you will give
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וַיִּרְא֞וּand they sawשֹֽׁטְרֵ֧יthe foremen ofבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsraelאֹתָ֖םobj. themselvesבְּרָ֣עin troubleלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingלֹא־notתִגְרְע֥וּyou will diminishמִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖םfrom bricks yourדְּבַר־a matter ofי֥וֹםa dayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃in day its
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וַֽיִּפְגְּעוּ֙and they metאֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁ֣הMosesוְאֶֽת־and obj.אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaronנִצָּבִ֖יםstandingלִקְרָאתָ֑םto meet themבְּצֵאתָ֖םwhen came out theyמֵאֵ֥תfrom withפַּרְעֹֽה׃Pharaoh
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidאֲלֵהֶ֔םto themיֵ֧רֶאmay he lookיְהוָ֛הYahwehעֲלֵיכֶ֖םon youוְיִשְׁפֹּ֑טand may he judgeאֲשֶׁ֧רthatהִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣םyou have made stinkאֶת־obj.רֵיחֵ֗נוּodor ourבְּעֵינֵ֤יin the eyes ofפַרְעֹה֙Pharaohוּבְעֵינֵ֣יand in the eyes ofעֲבָדָ֔יוservants hisלָֽתֶת־to putחֶ֥רֶבa swordבְּיָדָ֖םin hand theirלְהָרְגֵֽנוּ׃to kill us
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וַיָּ֧שָׁבand he returnedמֹשֶׁ֛הMosesאֶל־toיְהוָ֖הYahwehוַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidאֲדֹנָ֗יO Lordלָמָ֤הto why?הֲרֵעֹ֙תָה֙have you done harmלָעָ֣םto the peopleהַזֶּ֔הthe thisלָ֥מָּהto why?זֶּ֖הthisשְׁלַחְתָּֽנִי׃did you send me
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וּמֵאָ֞זand from thenבָּ֤אתִיI wentאֶל־toפַּרְעֹה֙Pharaohלְדַבֵּ֣רto speakבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָin name yourהֵרַ֖עhe has done harmלָעָ֣םto the peopleהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוְהַצֵּ֥לand certainly to deliverלֹא־notהִצַּ֖לְתָּyou have deliveredאֶת־obj.עַמֶּֽךָ׃people your

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