Exodus 5:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ נֹגְשֵׂ֤י הָעָם֙ וְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יו וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֶל־הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר פַּרְעֹ֔ה אֵינֶ֛נִּי נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶ֖ם תֶּֽבֶן׃

Transliteration

And wayyēṣəʾû nōḡəśê the hāʿām and his wəšōṭərāyw and wayyōʾmərû to the hāʿām lēʾmōr: Thus kōh ʾāmar Parʿōh, not ʾênennî nōṯēn to you lāḵem teḇen.

Grammar Details

*wayyēṣəʾû*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they went out
*nōḡəśê*: qal participle masculine plural construct - taskmasters of
*hā*: definite article - the
*ʿām*: noun, masculine singular - people
*wə*: conjunction - and
*šōṭərāyw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his officers
*wayyōʾmərû*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they said
*ʾel*: preposition - to
*lēʾmōr*: qal infinitive construct - saying
*kōh*: adverb - thus, so
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has said
*Parʿōh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Pharaoh
*ʾênennî*: particle of negation with 1st singular suffix - I am not
*nōṯēn*: qal participle, masculine singular - giving
*lāḵem*: preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you
*teḇen*: noun, masculine singular - straw

Word Meanings

*wayyēṣəʾû*: and they went out, came forth, departed
*nōḡəśê*: taskmasters of, oppressors of, overseers of
*ʿām*: people, nation, folk
*šōṭərāyw*: his officers, foremen, scribes
*wayyōʾmərû*: and they said, declared, announced
*lēʾmōr*: saying, declaring
*kōh*: thus, so, in this manner
*ʾāmar*: he has said, spoken, declared
*ʾênennî*: I am not, I will not
*nōṯēn*: giving, providing, supplying
*teḇen*: straw, stubble, chaff

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 1:11 : 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Exod 3:7 : 7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
Prov 29:12 : 12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

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17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
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