Exodus
Exodus 5:18
18Now get to work. You will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּה֙ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| get to | לְכ֣וּ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| work | עִבְד֔וּ | ‘iḇ·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| You | לָכֶ֑ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| will be given | יִנָּתֵ֣ן | yin·nā·ṯên | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| straw | וְתֶ֖בֶן | wə·ṯe·ḇen | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H8401 straw |
| yet you must deliver | תִּתֵּֽנּוּ׃ | tit·tên·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| the full quota | וְתֹ֥כֶן | wə·ṯō·ḵen | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8506 measurement |
| of bricks | לְבֵנִ֖ים | lə·ḇê·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H3843 brick, tile |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.