- 1And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.וְאַחַ֗ר בָּ֚אוּ מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ אֶל פַּרְעֹ֑ה כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שַׁלַּח֙ אֶת עַמִּ֔י וְיָחֹ֥גּוּ בַּמִּדְבָּֽר
- 2And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֔ה מִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶשְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹל֔וֹ לְשַׁלַּ֖ח אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לֹ֤א יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה וְגַ֥ם אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹ֥א אֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ
- 3And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָעִבְרִ֖ים נִקְרָ֣א עָלֵ֑ינוּ נֵ֣לֲכָה נָּ֡א דֶּרֶךְ֩ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת יָמִ֜ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר וְנִזְבְּחָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ פֶּ֨ן יִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּ בַּדֶּ֖בֶר א֥וֹ בֶחָֽרֶב
- 4And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לָ֚מָּה מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן תַּפְרִ֥יעוּ אֶת הָעָ֖ם מִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יו לְכ֖וּ לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם
- 5And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֔ה הֵן רַבִּ֥ים עַתָּ֖ה עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֖ם מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם
- 6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,וַיְצַ֥ו פַּרְעֹ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא אֶת הַנֹּגְשִׂ֣ים בָּעָ֔ם וְאֶת שֹׁטְרָ֖יו לֵאמֹֽר
- 7Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.לֹ֣א תֹאסִפ֞וּן לָתֵ֨ת תֶּ֧בֶן לָעָ֛ם לִלְבֹּ֥ן הַלְּבֵנִ֖ים כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם הֵ֚ם יֵֽלְכ֔וּ וְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּ תֶּֽבֶן
- 8And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.וְאֶת מַתְכֹּ֨נֶת הַלְּבֵנִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵם֩ עֹשִׂ֨ים תְּמ֤וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם֙ תָּשִׂ֣ימוּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תִגְרְע֖וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ כִּֽי נִרְפִּ֣ים הֵ֔ם עַל כֵּ֗ן הֵ֤ם צֹֽעֲקִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר נֵלְכָ֖ה נִזְבְּחָ֥ה לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ
- 9Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.תִּכְבַּ֧ד הָעֲבֹדָ֛ה עַל הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וְיַעֲשׂוּ וְאַל יִשְׁע֖וּ בְּדִבְרֵי שָֽׁקֶר
- 10And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ נֹגְשֵׂ֤י הָעָם֙ וְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יו וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֶל הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר פַּרְעֹ֔ה אֵינֶ֛נִּי נֹתֵ֥ן תֶּֽבֶן
- 11Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.אַתֶּ֗ם לְכ֨וּ קְח֤וּ תֶּ֔בֶן מֵאֲשֶׁ֖ר תִּמְצָ֑אוּ כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין נִגְרָ֛ע מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶ֖ם דָּבָֽר
- 12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.וַיָּ֥פֶץ הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ קַ֖שׁ לַתֶּֽבֶן
- 13And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.וְהַנֹּגְשִׂ֖ים אָצִ֣ים לֵאמֹ֑ר כַּלּ֤וּ מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם֙ דְּבַר י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּהְי֥וֹת הַתֶּֽבֶן
- 14And 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?וַיֻּכּ֗וּ שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר שָׂ֣מוּ עֲלֵהֶ֔ם נֹגְשֵׂ֥י פַרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר מַדּ֡וּעַ לֹא֩ כִלִּיתֶ֨ם חָקְכֶ֤ם לִלְבֹּן֙ כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּם תְּמ֖וֹל גַּם הַיּֽוֹם
- 15Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּ אֶל פַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר לָ֧מָּה תַעֲשֶׂ֦ה כֹ֖ה לַעֲבָדֶֽיךָ
- 16There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.תֶּ֗בֶן אֵ֤ין נִתָּן֙ לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ וּלְבֵנִ֛ים אֹמְרִ֥ים עֲשׂ֑וּ וְהִנֵּ֧ה עֲבָדֶ֛יךָ מֻכִּ֖ים וְחָטָ֥את עַמֶּֽךָ
- 17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.וַיֹּ֛אמֶר נִרְפִּ֥ים אַתֶּ֖ם נִרְפִּ֑ים עַל כֵּן֙ אַתֶּ֣ם אֹֽמְרִ֔ים נֵלְכָ֖ה נִזְבְּחָ֥ה לַֽיהוָֽה
- 18Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.וְעַתָּה֙ לְכ֣וּ עִבְד֔וּ וְתֶ֖בֶן לֹא יִנָּתֵ֣ן וְתֹ֥כֶן לְבֵנִ֖ים תִּתֵּֽנּוּ
- 19And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.וַיִּרְא֞וּ שֹֽׁטְרֵ֧י בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֹתָ֖ם בְּרָ֣ע לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹא תִגְרְע֥וּ מִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם דְּבַר י֥וֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ
- 20And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:וַֽיִּפְגְּעוּ֙ אֶת מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽת אַהֲרֹ֔ן נִצָּבִ֖ים לִקְרָאתָ֑ם בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מֵאֵ֥ת פַּרְעֹֽה
- 21And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם יֵ֧רֶא יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑ט אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם אֶת רֵיחֵ֗נוּ בְּעֵינֵ֤י פַרְעֹה֙ וּבְעֵינֵ֣י עֲבָדָ֔יו לָֽתֶת חֶ֥רֶב בְּיָדָ֖ם לְהָרְגֵֽנוּ
- 22And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?וַיָּ֧שָׁב מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶל יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֗י לָמָ֤ה הֲרֵעֹ֨תָה֙ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה שְׁלַחְתָּֽנִי
- 23For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.וּמֵאָ֞ז בָּ֤אתִי אֶל פַּרְעֹה֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר בִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָ הֵרַ֖ע לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה וְהַצֵּ֥ל לֹא הִצַּ֖לְתָּ אֶת עַמֶּֽךָ
Exodus 5 KJV
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311 tagged Hebrew tokens108 distinct lexical entries23 of 23 verses source-tagged
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
עַםH5971
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
פַּרְעֹהH6547
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
תֶּבֶןH8401
properly, material, i.e., (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)
יְהֹוָהH3068
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
יוֹםH3117
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
יָלַךְH3212
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
יִשְׂרָאֵלH3478
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
נָתַןH5414
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
לְבֵנָהH3843
a brick (from the whiteness of the clay)
Hebrew verse gematria
YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.
| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Exodus 5:1 | 4,149 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:2 | 5,921 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:3 | 6,173 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:4 | 7,251 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:5 | 7,826 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:6 | 4,346 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:7 | 9,580 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:8 | 12,573 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:9 | 3,211 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:10 | 5,916 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:11 | 5,757 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:12 | 6,026 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:13 | 5,979 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:14 | 10,435 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:15 | 3,577 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:16 | 7,860 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:17 | 6,043 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:18 | 5,592 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:19 | 5,237 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:20 | 6,206 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:21 | 7,442 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:22 | 3,399 | study verse |
| Exodus 5:23 | 4,621 | study verse |
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