1 And afterward * h310 Moses * h4872 and Aaron * h175 went in * h935 h8804, and told * h559 h8799 Pharaoh * h6547, Thus saith * h559 h8804 the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of Israel * h3478, Let my people * h5971 go * h7971 h8761, that they may hold a feast * h2287 h8799 unto me in the wilderness * h4057.
2 And Pharaoh * h6547 said * h559 h8799, Who is the LORD * h3068, that I should obey * h8085 h8799 his voice * h6963 to let Israel * h3478 go * h7971 h8763? I know * h3045 h8804 not the LORD * h3068, neither will I let Israel * h3478 go * h7971 h8762.
3 And they said * h559 h8799, The God * h430 of the Hebrews * h5680 hath met * h7122 h8738 with us: let us go * h3212 h8799, we pray thee, three * h7969 days * h3117' journey * h1870 into the desert * h4057, and sacrifice * h2076 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068 our God * h430; lest he fall * h6293 h8799 upon us with pestilence * h1698, or with the sword * h2719.
4 And the king * h4428 of Egypt * h4714 said * h559 h8799 unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses * h4872 and Aaron * h175, let * h6544 h8686 the people * h5971 from their works * h4639? get * h3212 h8798 you unto your burdens * h5450.
5 And Pharaoh * h6547 said * h559 h8799, Behold, the people * h5971 of the land * h776 now are many * h7227, and ye make them rest * h7673 h8689 from their burdens * h5450.
6 And Pharaoh * h6547 commanded * h6680 h8762 the same day * h3117 the taskmasters * h5065 h8802 of the people * h5971, and their officers * h7860 h8802, saying * h559 h8800,
7 Ye shall no more * h3254 h8686 give * h5414 h8800 the people * h5971 straw * h8401 to make * h3835 h8800 brick * h3843, as heretofore * h8032 * h8543: let them go * h3212 h8799 and gather * h7197 h8782 straw * h8401 for themselves.
8 And the tale * h4971 of the bricks * h3843, which they did make * h6213 h8802 heretofore * h8032 * h8543, ye shall lay * h7760 h8799 upon them; ye shall not diminish * h1639 h8799 ought thereof: for they be idle * h7503 h8737; therefore they cry * h6817 h8802, saying * h559 h8800, Let us go * h3212 h8799 and sacrifice * h2076 h8799 to our God * h430.
9 Let there more work * h5656 be laid * h3513 h8799 upon the men * h582, that they may labour * h6213 h8799 therein; and let them not regard * h8159 h8799 vain * h8267 words * h1697. Let there...: Heb. Let the work be heavy upon the men
10 And the taskmasters * h5065 h8802 of the people * h5971 went out * h3318 h8799, and their officers * h7860 h8802, and they spake * h559 h8799 to the people * h5971, saying * h559 h8800, Thus saith * h559 h8804 Pharaoh * h6547, I will not give * h5414 h8802 you straw * h8401.
11 Go * h3212 h8798 ye, get * h3947 h8798 you straw * h8401 where * h834 ye can find * h4672 h8799 it: yet * h3588 not ought * h1697 of your work * h5656 shall be diminished * h1639 h8737.
12 So the people * h5971 were scattered abroad * h6327 h8686 throughout all the land * h776 of Egypt * h4714 to gather * h7197 h8780 stubble * h7179 instead of straw * h8401.
13 And the taskmasters * h5065 h8802 hasted * h213 h8801 them , saying * h559 h8800, Fulfil * h3615 h8761 your works * h4639, your daily * h3117 tasks * h1697, as when there was * h1961 h8800 straw * h8401. your daily...: Heb. a matter of a day in his day
14 And the officers * h7860 h8802 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, which Pharaoh's * h6547 taskmasters * h5065 h8802 had set * h7760 h8804 over them, were beaten * h5221 h8714, and demanded * h559 h8800, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled * h3615 h8765 your task * h2706 in making brick * h3835 h8800 both yesterday * h8543 and to day * h3117, as heretofore * h8032 * h8543?
15 Then the officers * h7860 h8802 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 came * h935 h8799 and cried * h6817 h8799 unto Pharaoh * h6547, saying * h559 h8800, Wherefore dealest * h6213 h8799 thou thus with thy servants * h5650?
16 There is no straw * h8401 given * h5414 h8737 unto thy servants * h5650, and they say * h559 h8802 to us, Make * h6213 h8798 brick * h3843: and, behold, thy servants * h5650 are beaten * h5221 h8716; but the fault * h2398 h8804 is in thine own people * h5971.
17 But he said * h559 h8799, Ye are idle * h7503 h8737, ye are idle * h7503 h8737: therefore ye say * h559 h8802, Let us go * h3212 h8799 and do sacrifice * h2076 h8799 to the LORD * h3068.
18 Go * h3212 h8798 therefore now, and work * h5647 h8798; for there shall no straw * h8401 be given * h5414 h8735 you, yet shall ye deliver * h5414 h8799 the tale * h8506 of bricks * h3843.
19 And the officers * h7860 h8802 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 did see * h7200 h8799 that they were in evil * h7451 case , after it was said * h559 h8800, Ye shall not minish * h1639 h8799 ought from your bricks * h3843 of your daily * h3117 * h3117 task * h1697.
20 And they met * h6293 h8799 Moses * h4872 and Aaron * h175, who stood * h5324 h8737 in the way * h7125 h8800, as they came forth * h3318 h8800 from Pharaoh * h6547:
21 And they said * h559 h8799 unto them, The LORD * h3068 look * h7200 h8799 upon you, and judge * h8199 h8799; because ye have made our savour * h7381 to be abhorred * h887 h8689 in the eyes * h5869 of Pharaoh * h6547, and in the eyes * h5869 of his servants * h5650, to put * h5414 h8800 a sword * h2719 in their hand * h3027 to slay * h2026 h8800 us. to be...: Heb. to stink
22 And Moses * h4872 returned * h7725 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068, and said * h559 h8799, Lord * h136, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated * h7489 h8689 this people * h5971? why is it that thou hast sent * h7971 h8804 me?
23 For since I came * h935 h8804 to Pharaoh * h6547 to speak * h1696 h8763 in thy name * h8034, he hath done evil * h7489 h8689 to this people * h5971; neither hast thou delivered * h5337 h8689 thy people * h5971 at all * h5337 h8687. neither...: Heb. delivering thou hast not delivered