Exodus

Exodus 5:7–8

⁷“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw. ⁸But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’

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Exodus 5:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You shall no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer	תֹאסִפ֞וּן	ṯō·si·p̄ūn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H3254 add
supply	לָתֵ֨ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
the people	לָעָ֛ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
with straw	תֶּ֧בֶן	te·ḇen	Noun - masculine singular	H8401 straw
for making	לִלְבֹּ֥ן	lil·bōn	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3835 be white
bricks	הַלְּבֵנִ֖ים	hal·lə·ḇê·nîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H3843 brick, tile
They	הֵ֚ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
must go	יֵֽלְכ֔וּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and gather	וְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּ	wə·qō·šə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7197 gather stubble
their own	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
straw	תֶּֽבֶן׃	te·ḇen	Noun - masculine singular	H8401 straw

Exodus 5:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But require	תָּשִׂ֣ימוּ	tā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
of them	עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
the same quota	מַתְכֹּ֨נֶת	maṯ·kō·neṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4971 measurement, tale, proportion
of bricks	הַלְּבֵנִ֜ים	hal·lə·ḇê·nîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H3843 brick, tile
as	הֵם֩	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
before	תְּמ֤וֹל	tə·mō·wl	Adverb	H8543 yesterday
do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
reduce it	תִגְרְע֖וּ	ṯiḡ·rə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵ֔ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are lazy	נִרְפִּ֣ים	nir·pîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H7503 sink, relax
that is why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
they	הֵ֤ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are crying out	צֹֽעֲקִים֙	ṣō·‘ă·qîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6817 cry, cry out, call
Let us go	נֵלְכָ֖ה	nê·lə·ḵāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and sacrifice	נִזְבְּחָ֥ה	niz·bə·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to our God	לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃	lê·lō·hê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.