Exod 5:13-16 : 13 {
"verseID": "Exodus.5.13",
"source": "וְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖ים אָצִ֣ים לֵאמֹ֑ר כַּלּ֤וּ מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם֙ דְּבַר־י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּהְי֥וֹת הַתֶּֽבֶן׃",
"text": "And the *wəhannōḡəśîm* *ʾāṣîm* *lēʾmōr*: *kallû* your *maʿăśêḵem* *dəḇar*-*yôm* in its *bəyômô*, as *kaʾăšer* when there was the *bihyôṯ* *hatteḇen*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*nōḡəśîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - taskmasters",
"*ʾāṣîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - pressing, urging",
"*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*kallû*": "piel imperative, masculine plural - complete!",
"*maʿăśêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your works",
"*dəḇar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - matter of",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*yômô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its day",
"*ka*": "preposition - as, like",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - when",
"*bi*": "preposition - in, when",
"*hyôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct - being",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*teḇen*": "noun, masculine singular - straw"
},
"variants": {
"*nōḡəśîm*": "taskmasters, oppressors, overseers",
"*ʾāṣîm*": "pressing, urging, hurrying",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying, declaring",
"*kallû*": "complete!, fulfill!, finish!",
"*maʿăśêḵem*": "your works, tasks, labors",
"*dəḇar*": "matter, thing, quota",
"*yôm*": "day, time, period",
"*yômô*": "its day, its appointed time",
"*hyôṯ*": "being, existing, presence",
"*teḇen*": "straw, stubble, chaff"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Exodus.5.14",
"source": "וַיֻּכּ֗וּ שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣מוּ עֲלֵהֶ֔ם נֹגְשֵׂ֥י פַרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר מַדּ֡וּעַ לֹא֩ כִלִּיתֶ֨ם חָקְכֶ֤ם לִלְבֹּן֙ כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּם־תְּמ֖וֹל גַּם־הַיּֽוֹם׃",
"text": "And *wayyukkû* *šōṭərê* *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl*, *ʾăšer*-*śāmû* upon them *ʿălēhem* *nōḡəśê* *p̄arʿōh* *lēʾmōr*: *maddûaʿ* not *lōʾ* *killîṯem* your *ḥāqəḵem* *lilbōn* as *kitmôl* *šilšōm*, both *gam*-yesterday *təmôl* *gam*-today *hayyôm*?",
"grammar": {
"*wayyukkû*": "hophal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they were beaten",
"*šōṭərê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - officers of",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of, children of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who, which",
"*śāmû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they had placed",
"*ʿălēhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them",
"*nōḡəśê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - taskmasters of",
"*p̄arʿōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Pharaoh",
"*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why?",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*killîṯem*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you have completed",
"*ḥāqəḵem*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your quota",
"*lilbōn*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to make bricks",
"*ki*": "preposition - as",
"*təmôl*": "adverb - yesterday",
"*šilšōm*": "adverb - day before yesterday",
"*gam*": "adverb - also, even",
"*təmôl*": "adverb - yesterday",
"*gam*": "adverb - also, even",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyukkû*": "and they were beaten, struck, flogged",
"*šōṭərê*": "officers of, foremen of",
"*bənê*": "sons of, children of, descendants of",
"*śāmû*": "they had placed, appointed, set",
"*nōḡəśê*": "taskmasters of, oppressors of",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying, stating",
"*maddûaʿ*": "why?, for what reason?",
"*killîṯem*": "you have completed, fulfilled, finished",
"*ḥāqəḵem*": "your quota, portion, assignment",
"*lilbōn*": "to make bricks, to form bricks",
"*təmôl*": "yesterday, before",
"*šilšōm*": "day before yesterday, previously",
"*yôm*": "day, today"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Exodus.5.15",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר לָ֧מָּה תַעֲשֶׂ֦ה כֹ֖ה לַעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "And *wayyāḇōʾû* *šōṭərê* *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* and *wayyiṣʿăqû* to *ʾel*-*p̄arʿōh* *lēʾmōr*: *lāmmâ* *ṯaʿăśeh* thus *ḵōh* to your *laʿăḇāḏêḵā*?",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāḇōʾû*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they came",
"*šōṭərê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - officers of",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of, children of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wayyiṣʿăqû*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they cried out",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*p̄arʿōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Pharaoh",
"*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why?",
"*ṯaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you do",
"*ḵōh*": "adverb - thus, so",
"*la*": "preposition - to",
"*ʿăḇāḏêḵā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāḇōʾû*": "and they came, entered, approached",
"*šōṭərê*": "officers of, foremen of",
"*bənê*": "sons of, children of, descendants of",
"*wayyiṣʿăqû*": "and they cried out, called out, complained",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying, declaring",
"*lāmmâ*": "why?, for what reason?",
"*ṯaʿăśeh*": "you do, act, deal",
"*ḵōh*": "thus, so, this way",
"*ʿăḇāḏêḵā*": "your servants, slaves, workers"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Exodus.5.16",
"source": "תֶּ֗בֶן אֵ֤ין נִתָּן֙ לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ וּלְבֵנִ֛ים אֹמְרִ֥ים לָ֖נוּ עֲשׂ֑וּ וְהִנֵּ֧ה עֲבָדֶ֛יךָ מֻכִּ֖ים וְחָטָ֥את עַמֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*Teḇen* not *ʾên* *nittān* to your *laʿăḇāḏêḵā*, and bricks *ûləḇēnîm* *ʾōmərîm* to us *lānû* *ʿăśû*; and behold *wəhinnēh* your *ʿăḇāḏêḵā* *mukkîm* and sin *wəḥāṭāʾṯ* your *ʿammêḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*teḇen*": "noun, masculine singular - straw",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - not",
"*nittān*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - being given",
"*la*": "preposition - to",
"*ʿăḇāḏêḵā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*ləḇēnîm*": "noun, feminine plural - bricks",
"*ʾōmərîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - saying",
"*lānû*": "preposition with 1st plural suffix - to us",
"*ʿăśû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - make!",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*ʿăḇāḏêḵā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*mukkîm*": "hophal participle, masculine plural - being beaten",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḥāṭāʾṯ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has sinned",
"*ʿammêḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your people"
},
"variants": {
"*teḇen*": "straw, stubble, chaff",
"*nittān*": "being given, provided, supplied",
"*ʿăḇāḏêḵā*": "your servants, slaves, workers",
"*ləḇēnîm*": "bricks, clay blocks",
"*ʾōmərîm*": "saying, telling, commanding",
"*ʿăśû*": "make!, produce!, form!",
"*hinnēh*": "behold, look, see",
"*mukkîm*": "being beaten, struck, flogged",
"*ḥāṭāʾṯ*": "has sinned, is at fault, has done wrong",
"*ʿammêḵā*": "your people, nation, subjects"
}
}