Exodus

Exodus 5:14

14Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the Israeliteבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
foremenשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙šō·ṭə·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH7860 official, officer
whomאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֖הp̄ar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
taskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֥יnō·ḡə·śêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH5065 press, drive, oppress, exact
had setשָׂ֣מוּśā·mūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7760 put, place, set
over the peopleעֲלֵהֶ֔ם‘ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height
were beatenוַיֻּכּ֗וּway·yuk·kūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5221 smite
and askedלֵאמֹ֑רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Whyמַדּ֡וּעַmad·dū·a‘InterrogativeH4069 wherefore?
have you notלֹא֩lōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
fulfilledכִלִּיתֶ֨םḵil·lî·ṯemVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
your quotaחָקְכֶ֤םḥā·qə·ḵemNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
of bricksלִלְבֹּן֙lil·bōnPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3835 be white
yesterdayכִּתְמ֣וֹלkiṯ·mō·wlPreposition-k; AdverbH8543 yesterday
or todayגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
as you did beforeתְּמ֖וֹלtə·mō·wlAdverbH8543 yesterday

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.