Exodus 5:14
Then 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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ASV
And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and to-day, in making brick as heretofore?
KJV
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֻּכּ֗וּ | vai.yu.Ku | and they were struck | H5221 → |
| שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ | sho.te.Rei | [the] foremen of | H7860 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | whom | H834 → |
| שָׂ֣מוּ | Sa.mu | they had appointed | H7760 → |
| עֲלֵהֶ֔ם | 'a.le.Hem | over them | H5921 → |
| נֹגְשֵׂ֥י | no.ge.Sei | [the] taskmasters of | H5065 → |
| פַרְעֹ֖ה | far.'Oh | Pharaoh | H6547 → |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| מַדּ֡וּעַ | ma.Du.a' | why? | H4069 → |
| לֹא֩ | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| כִלִּיתֶ֨ם | khi.li.Tem | have you completed | H3615 → |
| חָקְכֶ֤ם | cha.ke.Chem | prescribed portion your | H2706 → |
| לִלְבֹּן֙ | lil.Bon | by making bricks | H3835 → |
| כִּתְמ֣וֹל | kit.Mol | as yesterday | H8543 → |
| שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם | shil.Shom | three days ago | H8032 → |
| גַּם־ | gam- | neither | H1571 → |
| תְּמ֖וֹל | te.Mol | yesterday | H8543 → |
| גַּם־ | gam- | nor | H1571 → |
| הַיּֽוֹם׃ | hai.Yom | this day | H3117 → |
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