Chapter 1
1 Israel Multiplies in Egypt
Now these 428 are the names 8034 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 who came 935 to Egypt 4714 with Jacob 3290; they came 935 each 376 one 376 with his household 1004:
2 Reuben 7205, Simeon 8095, Levi 3878 and Judah 3063;
3 Issachar 3485, Zebulun 2074 and Benjamin 1144;
4 Dan 1835 and Naphtali 5321, Gad 1410 and Asher 836.
5 All 3605 the persons 5315 who came 3318 from the loins 3409 of Jacob 3290 were seventy 7657 in number 5315, but Joseph 3130 was {already} in Egypt 4714.
6 Joseph 3130 died 4191, and all 3605 his brothers 251 and all 3605 that generation 1755.
7 But the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 were fruitful 6509 and increased 8317 greatly 8317, and multiplied 7235, and became 6105 exceedingly 3966 mighty 6105, so that the land 776 was filled 4390 with them.
8 ¶ Now a new 2319 king 4428 arose 6965 over 5921 Egypt 4714, who 834 did not know 3045 Joseph 3130.
9 He said 559 to his people 5971, "Behold 2009, the people 5971 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 are more 7227 and mightier 6099 than 4480 we.
10 "Come 3051, let us deal 2449 wisely 2449 with them, or 6435 else 6435 they will multiply 7235 and in the event of war 4421, they will also 1571 join 3254 themselves to those who 834 hate 8130 us, and fight 3898 against us and depart 5927 from the land 776."
11 So they appointed 7760 taskmasters over 5921 them to afflict 6031 them with hard 5450 labor 5450. And they built 1129 for Pharaoh 6547 storage 4543 cities 5892, Pithom 6619 and Raamses 7486.
12 But the more 3512 they afflicted 6031 them, the more 3651 they multiplied 7235 and the more 3651 they spread 6555 out, so that they were in dread 6973 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
13 The Egyptians 4714 compelled the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 to labor 5647 rigorously 6531;
14 and they made 4843 their lives 2425 bitter 4843 with hard 7186 labor 5656 in mortar 2563 and bricks 3843 and at all 3605 {kinds} of labor 5656 in the field 7704, all 3605 their labors 5656 which 834 they rigorously 6531 imposed 5647 on them.
15 ¶ Then the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 spoke 559 to the Hebrew 5680 midwives 3205, one 259 of whom 834 was named 8034 Shiphrah 8236 and the other 8145 was named 8034 Puah 6326;
16 and he said 559, "When you are helping the Hebrew 5680 women 5680 to give 3205 birth 3205 and see 7200 {them} upon the birthstool 70, if 518 it is a son 1121, then you shall put 4191 him to death 4191; but if 518 it is a daughter 1323, then she shall live 2421."
17 But the midwives 3205 feared 3372 God 430, and did not do 6213 as the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 had commanded 1696 them, but let the boys 3206 live 2421.
18 So the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 called 7121 for the midwives 3205 and said 559 to them, "Why 4069 have you done 6213 this 2088 thing 1697, and let the boys 3206 live 2421?"
19 The midwives 3205 said 559 to Pharaoh 6547, "Because 3588 the Hebrew 5680 women 5680 are not as the Egyptian 4713 women 802; for they are vigorous 2422 and give 3205 birth 3205 before 2962 the midwife 3205 can 935 get 935 to them."
20 So God 430 was good 3190 to the midwives 3205, and the people 5971 multiplied 7235, and became 6105 very 3966 mighty 6105.
21 Because 3588 the midwives 3205 feared 3372 God 430, He established 6213 households 1004 for them.
22 Then Pharaoh 6547 commanded 6680 all 3605 his people 5971, saying 559, "Every 3605 son 1121 who is born 3209 you are to cast 7993 into the Nile 2975, and every 3605 daughter 1323 you are to keep 2421 alive 2421."
Chapter 2
1 The Birth of Moses
Now a man 376 from the house 1004 of Levi 3878 went 1980 and married 3947 a daughter 1323 of Levi 3878.
2 The woman 802 conceived 2029 and bore 3205 a son 1121; and when she saw 7200 that he was beautiful 2896, she hid 6845 him for three 7969 months 3391.
3 But when she could 3201 hide 6845 him no 3808 longer 5750, she got 3947 him a wicker 1573 basket 8392 and covered 2560 it over with tar 2564 and pitch 2203. Then she put 7760 the child 3206 into it and set 7760 {it} among the reeds 5488 by the bank 8193 of the Nile 2975.
4 His sister 269 stood 3320 at a distance 7350 to find 3045 out what 4100 would happen 6213 to him.
5 ¶ The daughter 1323 of Pharaoh 6547 came 3381 down 3381 to bathe 7364 at the Nile 2975, with her maidens 5291 walking 1980 alongside the Nile 2975; and she saw 7200 the basket 8392 among 8432 the reeds 5488 and sent 7971 her maid 519, and she brought 3947 it {to her.}
6 When she opened 6605 {it,} she saw 7200 the child 3206, and behold 2009, {the} boy 5288 was crying 1058. And she had 2550 pity 2550 on him and said 559, "This 2088 is one 4480 of the Hebrews' 5680 children 3206."
7 Then his sister 269 said 559 to Pharaoh's 6547 daughter 1323, "Shall I go 1980 and call 7121 a nurse 3243 for you from the Hebrew 5680 women 5680 that she may nurse 3243 the child 3206 for you?"
8 Pharaoh's 6547 daughter 1323 said 559 to her, "Go 1980 {ahead.}" So the girl 5959 went 1980 and called 7121 the child's 3206 mother 517.
9 Then Pharaoh's 6547 daughter 1323 said 559 to her, "Take 1980 this 2088 child 3206 away and nurse 3243 him for me and I will give 5414 {you} your wages 7939." So the woman 802 took 3947 the child 3206 and nursed 5134 him.
10 The child 3206 grew 1431, and she brought 935 him to Pharaoh's 6547 daughter 1323 and he became 1961 her son 1121. And she named him Moses 4872, and said 559, "Because 3588 I drew 4871 him out of the water 4325."
11 ¶ Now it came 1961 about in those 1992 days 3117, when Moses 4872 had grown 1431 up, that he went 3318 out to his brethren 251 and looked 7200 on their hard 5450 labors 5450; and he saw 7200 an Egyptian 4713 beating 5221 a Hebrew 5680, one 4480 of his brethren 251.
12 So he looked 6437 this 3541 way 3541 and that, and when he saw 7200 there 369 was no 369 one 376 {around,} he struck 5221 down 5221 the Egyptian 4713 and hid 2934 him in the sand 2344.
13 He went 3318 out the next 8145 day 3117, and behold 2009, two 8147 Hebrews 5680 were fighting 5327 with each other; and he said 559 to the offender 7563, "Why 4100 are you striking 5221 your companion 7453?"
14 But he said 559, "Who 4310 made 7760 you a prince 8269 or a judge 8199 over 5921 us? Are you intending 559 to kill 2026 me as you killed 2026 the Egyptian 4713?" Then Moses 4872 was afraid 3372 and said 559, "Surely 403 the matter 1697 has become known 3045."
15 Moses Escapes to Midian
When Pharaoh 6547 heard 8085 of this 2088 matter 1697, he tried 1245 to kill 2026 Moses 4872. But Moses 4872 fled 1272 from the presence 6440 of Pharaoh 6547 and settled 3427 in the land 776 of Midian 4080, and he sat 3427 down 3427 by a well 875.
16 ¶ Now the priest 3548 of Midian 4080 had seven 7651 daughters 1323; and they came 935 to draw 1802 water 1802 and filled 4390 the troughs 7298 to water 8248 their father's 1 flock 6629.
17 Then the shepherds 7462 came 935 and drove 1644 them away 1644, but Moses 4872 stood 6965 up and helped 3467 them and watered 8248 their flock 6629.
18 When they came 935 to Reuel 7467 their father 1, he said 559, "Why 4069 have you come 935 {back} so soon 4116 today 3117?"
19 So they said 559, "An Egyptian 4713 delivered 5337 us from the hand 3027 of the shepherds 7462, and what 1571 is more 1571, he even 1571 drew 1802 the water 1802 for us and watered 8248 the flock 6629."
20 He said 559 to his daughters 1323, "Where 335 is he then? Why 4100 is it that you have left 5800 the man 376 behind 5800? Invite 7121 him to have something 3899 to eat 398."
21 Moses 4872 was willing 2974 to dwell 3427 with the man 376, and he gave 5414 his daughter 1323 Zipporah 6855 to Moses 4872.
22 Then she gave 3205 birth 3205 to a son 1121, and he named him Gershom 1647, for he said 559, "I have been 1961 a sojourner 1616 in a foreign 5237 land 776."
23 ¶ Now it came 1961 about in {the course of} those 1992 many 7227 days 3117 that the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 died 4191. And the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 sighed 584 because 4480 of the bondage 5656, and they cried 2199 out; and their cry 7775 for help 7775 because 4480 of {their} bondage 5656 rose 5927 up to God 430.
24 So God 430 heard 8085 their groaning 5009; and God 430 remembered 2142 His covenant 1285 with Abraham 85, Isaac 3327, and Jacob 3290.
25 God 430 saw 7200 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, and God 430 took 3045 notice 3045 {of them.}
Chapter 3
1 The Burning Bush
Now Moses 4872 was pasturing 7462 the flock 6629 of Jethro 3503 his father-in-law 2860, the priest 3548 of Midian 4080; and he led 5090 the flock 6629 to the west 310 side 310 of the wilderness 4057 and came 935 to Horeb 2722, the mountain 2022 of God 430.
2 The angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 to him in a blazing 3852 fire 784 from the midst 8432 of a bush 5572; and he looked 7200, and behold 2009, the bush 5572 was burning 1197 with fire 784, yet the bush 5572 was not consumed 398.
3 So Moses 4872 said 559, "I must turn 5493 aside 5493 now 4994 and see 7200 this 2088 marvelous 1419 sight 4758, why 4069 the bush 5572 is not burned 1197 up."
4 When the LORD 3068 saw 7200 that he turned 5493 aside 5493 to look 7200, God 430 called 7121 to him from the midst 8432 of the bush 5572 and said 559, "Moses 4872, Moses 4872!" And he said 559, "Here 2009 I am."
5 Then He said 559, "Do not come 7126 near 7126 here 1988; remove 5394 your sandals 5275 from your feet 7272, for the place 4725 on which 834 you are standing 5975 is holy 6944 ground 127."
6 He said 559 also, "I am the God 430 of your father 1, the God 430 of Abraham 85, the God 430 of Isaac 3327, and the God 430 of Jacob 3290." Then Moses 4872 hid 5641 his face 6440, for he was afraid 3372 to look 5027 at God 430.
7 ¶ The LORD 3068 said 559, "I have surely 7200 seen 7200 the affliction 6040 of My people 5971 who 834 are in Egypt 4714, and have given 8085 heed 8085 to their cry 6818 because of their taskmasters 5065, for I am aware 3045 of their sufferings 4341.
8 "So I have come 3381 down 3381 to deliver 5337 them from the power 3027 of the Egyptians 4714, and to bring 5927 them up from that land 776 to a good 2896 and spacious 7342 land 776, to a land 776 flowing 2100 with milk 2461 and honey 1706, to the place 4725 of the Canaanite 3669 and the Hittite 2850 and the Amorite 567 and the Perizzite 6522 and the Hivite 2340 and the Jebusite 2983.
9 "Now 6258, behold 2009, the cry 6818 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 has come 935 to Me; furthermore 1571, I have seen 7200 the oppression 3906 with which 834 the Egyptians 4714 are oppressing 3905 them.
10 The Mission of Moses
"Therefore, come 1980 now 6258, and I will send 7971 you to Pharaoh 6547, so that you may bring 3318 My people 5971, the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, out of Egypt 4714."
11 But Moses 4872 said 559 to God 430, "Who 4310 am I, that I should go 1980 to Pharaoh 6547, and that I should bring 3318 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 out of Egypt 4714?"
12 And He said 559, "Certainly 3588 I will be with you, and this 2088 shall be the sign 226 to you that it is I who have sent 7971 you: when you have brought 3318 the people 5971 out of Egypt 4714, you shall worship 5647 God 430 at this 2088 mountain 2022."
13 ¶ Then Moses 4872 said 559 to God 430, "Behold 2009, I am going 935 to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, and I will say 559 to them, 'The God 430 of your fathers 1 has sent 7971 me to you.' Now they may say 559 to me, 'What 4100 is His name 8034?' What 4100 shall I say 559 to them?"
14 God 430 said 559 to Moses 4872, "I AM 1961 WHO 834 I AM 1961"; and He said 559, "Thus 3541 you shall say 559 to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, 'I AM 1961 has sent 7971 me to you.'"
15 God 430, furthermore 5750, said 559 to Moses 4872, "Thus 3541 you shall say 559 to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, 'The LORD 3068, the God 430 of your fathers 1, the God 430 of Abraham 85, the God 430 of Isaac 3327, and the God 430 of Jacob 3290, has sent 7971 me to you.' This 2088 is My name 8034 forever 5769, and this 2088 is My memorial-name 2143 to all 1755 generations 1755.
16 "Go 1980 and gather 622 the elders 2205 of Israel 3478 together and say 559 to them, 'The LORD 3068, the God 430 of your fathers 1, the God 430 of Abraham 85, Isaac 3327 and Jacob 3290, has appeared 7200 to me, saying 559, "I am 6485 indeed 6485 concerned 6485 about you and what has been done 6213 to you in Egypt 4714.
17 "So I said 559, I will bring 5927 you up out of the affliction 6040 of Egypt 4714 to the land 776 of the Canaanite 3669 and the Hittite 2850 and the Amorite 567 and the Perizzite 6522 and the Hivite 2340 and the Jebusite 2983, to a land 776 flowing 2100 with milk 2461 and honey 1706."'
18 "They will pay 8085 heed 8085 to what 6963 you say 6963; and you with the elders 2205 of Israel 3478 will come 935 to the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 and you will say 559 to him, 'The LORD 3068, the God 430 of the Hebrews 5680, has met 7136 with us. So now 6258, please 4994, let us go 1980 a three 7969 days' 3117 journey 1870 into the wilderness 4057, that we may sacrifice 2076 to the LORD 3068 our God 430.'
19 "But I know 3045 that the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 will not permit 5414 you to go 1980, except 3808 under compulsion.
20 "So I will stretch 7971 out My hand 3027 and strike 5221 Egypt 4714 with all 3605 My miracles 6381 which 834 I shall do 6213 in the midst 7130 of it; and after 310 that he will let you go 7971.
21 "I will grant 5414 this 2088 people 5971 favor 2580 in the sight 5869 of the Egyptians 4714; and it shall be that when you go 1980, you will not go 1980 empty-handed 7387.
22 "But every woman 802 shall ask 7592 of her neighbor 7934 and the woman who lives 1481 in her house 1004, articles 3627 of silver 3701 and articles 3627 of gold 2091, and clothing 8071; and you will put 7760 them on your sons 1121 and daughters 1323. Thus you will plunder 5337 the Egyptians 4714."
Chapter 4
1 Moses Given Powers
Then Moses 4872 said 559, "What if 2005 they will not believe 539 me or listen 8085 to what 6963 I say 6963? For they may say 559, 'The LORD 3068 has not appeared 7200 to you.'"
2 The LORD 3068 said 559 to him, "What 4100 is that in your hand 3027?" And he said 559, "A staff 4294."
3 Then He said 559, "Throw 7993 it on the ground 776." So he threw 7993 it on the ground 776, and it became 1961 a serpent 5175; and Moses 4872 fled 5127 from it.
4 But the LORD 3068 said 559 to Moses 4872, "Stretch 7971 out your hand 3027 and grasp 270 {it} by its tail 2180"--so he stretched 7971 out his hand 3027 and caught 2388 it, and it became 1961 a staff 4294 in his hand 3709--
5 "that they may believe 539 that the LORD 3068, the God 430 of their fathers 1, the God 430 of Abraham 85, the God 430 of Isaac 3327, and the God 430 of Jacob 3290, has appeared 7200 to you."
6 ¶ The LORD 3068 furthermore 5750 said 559 to him, "Now 4994 put 935 your hand 3027 into your bosom 2436." So he put 935 his hand 3027 into his bosom 2436, and when he took 3318 it out, behold 2009, his hand 3027 was leprous 6879 like snow 7950.
7 Then He said 559, "Put 7725 your hand 3027 into your bosom 2436 again 7725." So he put 7725 his hand 3027 into his bosom 2436 again 7725, and when he took 3318 it out of his bosom 2436, behold 2009, it was restored 7725 like {the rest of} his flesh 1320.
8 "If 518 they will not believe 539 you or heed 8085 the witness 6963 of the first 7223 sign 226, they may believe 539 the witness 6963 of the last 314 sign 226.
9 "But if 518 they will not believe 539 even 1571 these 428 two 8147 signs 226 or heed 8085 what 6963 you say 6963, then you shall take 3947 some 4480 water 4325 from the Nile 2975 and pour 8210 it on the dry 3004 ground 3004; and the water 4325 which 834 you take 3947 from the Nile 2975 will become 1961 blood 1818 on the dry 3006 ground 3006."
10 ¶ Then Moses 4872 said 559 to the LORD 3068, "Please 994, Lord 136, I have never 3808 been eloquent, neither 1571 recently nor 1571 in time 8032 past 8032, nor 1571 since 3975 You have spoken 1696 to Your servant 5650; for I am slow 3515 of speech 6310 and slow 3515 of tongue 3956."
11 The LORD 3068 said 559 to him, "Who 4310 has made 7760 man's 120 mouth 6310? Or 176 who 4310 makes 7760 {him} mute 483 or 176 deaf 2795, or 176 seeing 6493 or 176 blind 5787? Is it not I, the LORD 3068?
12 "Now 6258 then go 1980, and I, even I, will be with your mouth 6310, and teach 3384 you what 834 you are to say 1696."
13 But he said 559, "Please 994, Lord 136, now 4994 send 7971 {the message} by whomever You will 7971."
14 Aaron to Be Moses' Mouthpiece
Then the anger 639 of the LORD 3068 burned 2734 against Moses 4872, and He said 559, "Is there not your brother 251 Aaron 175 the Levite 3881? I know 3045 that he speaks 1696 fluently 1696. And moreover 1571, behold 2009, he is coming 3318 out to meet 7122 you; when he sees 7200 you, he will be glad 8055 in his heart 3820.
15 "You are to speak 1696 to him and put 7760 the words 1697 in his mouth 6310; and I, even I, will be with your mouth 6310 and his mouth 6310, and I will teach 3384 you what 834 you are to do 6213.
16 "Moreover, he shall speak 1696 for you to the people 5971; and he will be as a mouth 6310 for you and you will be as God 430 to him.
17 "You shall take 3947 in your hand 3027 this 2088 staff 4294, with which 834 you shall perform 6213 the signs 226."
18 ¶ Then Moses 4872 departed 1980 and returned 7725 to Jethro 3500 his father-in-law 2860 and said 559 to him, "Please 4994, let me go 1980, that I may return 7725 to my brethren 251 who 834 are in Egypt 4714, and see 7200 if they are still 5750 alive 2416." And Jethro 3503 said 559 to Moses 4872, "Go 1980 in peace 7965."
19 Now the LORD 3068 said 559 to Moses 4872 in Midian 4080, "Go 1980 back 7725 to Egypt 4714, for all 3605 the men 376 who were seeking 1245 your life 5315 are dead 4191."
20 So Moses 4872 took 3947 his wife 802 and his sons 1121 and mounted 7392 them on a donkey 2543, and returned 7725 to the land 776 of Egypt 4714. Moses 4872 also took 3947 the staff 4294 of God 430 in his hand 3027.
21 ¶ The LORD 3068 said 559 to Moses 4872, "When you go 1980 back 7725 to Egypt 4714 see 7200 that you perform 6213 before 6440 Pharaoh 6547 all 3605 the wonders 4159 which 834 I have put 7760 in your power 3027; but I will harden 2388 his heart 3820 so that he will not let 7971 the people 5971 go 7971.
22 "Then you shall say 559 to Pharaoh 6547, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "Israel 3478 is My son 1121, My firstborn 1060.
23 "So I said 559 to you, 'Let 7971 My son 1121 go 7971 that he may serve 5647 Me'; but you have refused 3985 to let 7971 him go 7971. Behold 2009, I will kill 2026 your son 1121, your firstborn 1060."'"
24 ¶ Now it came 1961 about at the lodging 4411 place 4411 on the way 1870 that the LORD 3068 met 6298 him and sought 1245 to put 4191 him to death 4191.
25 Then Zipporah 6855 took 3947 a flint 6864 and cut 3772 off 3772 her son's 1121 foreskin 6190 and threw 5060 it at Moses' feet 7272, and she said 559, "You are indeed 3588 a bridegroom 2860 of blood 1818 to me."
26 So He let 7503 him alone 7503. At that time 227 she said 559, "{You are} a bridegroom 2860 of blood 1818"--because of the circumcision 4139.
27 ¶ Now the LORD 3068 said 559 to Aaron 175, "Go 1980 to meet 7122 Moses 4872 in the wilderness 4057." So he went 1980 and met 6298 him at the mountain 2022 of God 430 and kissed 5401 him.
28 Moses 4872 told 5046 Aaron 175 all 3605 the words 1697 of the LORD 3068 with which 834 He had sent 7971 him, and all 3605 the signs 226 that He had commanded 6680 him {to do.}
29 Then Moses 4872 and Aaron 175 went 1980 and assembled 622 all 3605 the elders 2205 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478;
30 and Aaron 175 spoke 1696 all 3605 the words 1697 which 834 the LORD 3068 had spoken 1696 to Moses 4872. He then performed 6213 the signs 226 in the sight 5869 of the people 5971.
31 So the people 5971 believed 539; and when they heard 8085 that the LORD 3068 was concerned 6485 about the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 and that He had seen 7200 their affliction 6040, then they bowed 6915 low 6915 and worshiped 7812.
Chapter 5
1 Israel's Labor Increased
And afterward 310 Moses 4872 and Aaron 175 came 935 and said 559 to Pharaoh 6547, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, 'Let 7971 My people 5971 go 7971 that they may celebrate 2287 a feast 2287 to Me in the wilderness 4057.'"
2 But Pharaoh 6547 said 559, "Who 4310 is the LORD 3068 that I should obey 8085 His voice 6963 to let 7971 Israel 3478 go 7971? I do not know 3045 the LORD 3068, and besides 1571, I will not let 7971 Israel 3478 go 7971."
3 Then they said 559, "The God 430 of the Hebrews 5680 has met 7122 with us. Please 4994, let us go 1980 a three 7969 days' 3117 journey 1870 into the wilderness 4057 that we may sacrifice 2076 to the LORD 3068 our God 430, otherwise 6435 He will fall 6293 upon us with pestilence 1698 or 176 with the sword 2719."
4 But the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 said 559 to them, "Moses 4872 and Aaron 175, why 4100 do you draw 6544 the people 5971 away 6544 from their work 4639? Get 1980 {back} to your labors 5450!"
5 Again Pharaoh 6547 said 559, "Look 2005, the people 5971 of the land 776 are now 6258 many 7227, and you would have them cease 7673 from their labors 5450!"
6 So the same 1931 day 3117 Pharaoh 6547 commanded 6680 the taskmasters 5065 over the people 5971 and their foremen 7860, saying 559,
7 "You are no 3808 longer 3254 to give 5414 the people 5971 straw 8401 to make 3835 brick 3835 as previously; let them go 1980 and gather 7197 straw 8401 for themselves 1992.
8 "But the quota 4971 of bricks 3843 which 834 they were making 6213 previously, you shall impose 7760 on them; you are not to reduce 1639 any 4480 of it. Because 3588 they are lazy 7503, therefore they cry 6817 out, 'Let us go 1980 and sacrifice 2076 to our God 430.'
9 "Let the labor 5656 be heavier 3513 on the men 376, and let them work 6213 at it so that they will pay 8159 no 408 attention 8159 to false 8267 words 1697."
10 ¶ So the taskmasters 5065 of the people 5971 and their foremen 7860 went 3318 out and spoke 559 to the people 5971, saying 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 Pharaoh 6547, 'I am not going to give 5414 you {any} straw 8401.
11 'You go 1980 {and} get 3947 straw 8401 for yourselves wherever you can find 4672 {it,} but none 369 of your labor 5656 will be reduced 1639.'"
12 So the people 5971 scattered 6327 through all 3605 the land 776 of Egypt 4714 to gather 7197 stubble 7179 for straw 8401.
13 The taskmasters 5065 pressed 213 them, saying 559, "Complete 3615 your work 4639 quota 4639, {your} daily 3117 amount, just 3512 as when you had 1961 straw 8401."
14 Moreover, the foremen 7860 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, whom 834 Pharaoh's 6547 taskmasters 5065 had set 7760 over 5921 them, were beaten 5221 and were asked 559, "Why 4069 have you not completed 3615 your required 2706 amount 2706 either 1571 yesterday 8543 or 1571 today 3117 in making 3835 brick 3835 as previously?"
15 ¶ Then the foremen 7860 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 came 935 and cried 6817 out to Pharaoh 6547, saying 559, "Why 4100 do you deal 6213 this 3541 way 3541 with your servants 5650?
16 "There 369 is no 369 straw 8401 given 5414 to your servants 5650, yet they keep saying 559 to us, 'Make 6213 bricks 3843!' And behold 2009, your servants 5650 are being beaten 5221; but it is the fault 2398 of your {own} people 5971."
17 But he said 559, "You are lazy 7503, {very} lazy 7503; therefore you say 559, 'Let us go 1980 {and} sacrifice 2076 to the LORD 3068.'