Exodus
Exodus 5:8
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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| 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.