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1. After Moses and Aaron talked to the people, they went to Pharaoh and said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, says, 'Let my people go into the desert so they can have a festival to honor me.'"
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1. And afterward H310 Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 went in H935 , and told H559 H413 Pharaoh H6547 , Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 , Let H853 my people H5971 go H7971 , that they may hold a feast H2287 unto me in the wilderness H4057 .
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2. But Pharaoh said, "Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him? Why should I let Israel go? I don't even know who this Lord is, so I refuse to let Israel go."
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2. And Pharaoh H6547 said H559 , Who H4310 is the LORD H3068 , that H834 I should obey H8085 his voice H6963 to let H853 Israel H3478 go H7971 ? I know H3045 not H3808 H853 the LORD H3068 , neither H1571 H3808 will I let H853 Israel H3478 go H7971 .
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3. Then Aaron and Moses said, "The God of the Hebrews has talked with us. So we beg you to let us travel three days into the desert. There we will offer a sacrifice to the Lord our God. If we don't do this, he might become angry and destroy us. He might make us die from sickness or war."
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3. And they said H559 , The God H430 of the Hebrews H5680 hath met H7122 with H5921 us : let us go H1980 , we pray thee H4994 , three H7969 days H3117 ' journey H1870 into the desert H4057 , and sacrifice H2076 unto the LORD H3068 our God H430 ; lest H6435 he fall upon H6293 us with pestilence H1698 , or H176 with the sword H2719 .
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4. But Pharaoh said to them, "Moses and Aaron, you are bothering the workers. Let them do their work. Go back to your own work!
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4. And the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 said H559 unto H413 them, Wherefore H4100 do ye, Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 , let H6544 H853 the people H5971 from their works H4480 H4639 ? get H1980 you unto your burdens H5450 .
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5. There are very many workers, and you are keeping them from doing their jobs."
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5. And Pharaoh H6547 said H559 , Behold H2005 , the people H5971 of the land H776 now H6258 are many H7227 , and ye make them rest H7673 H853 from their burdens H4480 H5450 .
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6. That same day, Pharaoh gave a command to the slave masters and Hebrew foremen.
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6. And Pharaoh H6547 commanded H6680 the same H1931 day H3117 H853 the taskmasters H5065 of the people H5971 , and their officers H7860 , saying H559 ,
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7. He said, "You have always given the people straw to use to make bricks. But now, tell them they have to go and find their own straw to make bricks.
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7. Ye shall no H3808 more H3254 give H5414 the people H5971 straw H8401 to make H3835 brick H3843 , as heretofore H8543 H8032 : let them H1992 go H1980 and gather H7197 straw H8401 for themselves.
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8. But they must still make the same number of bricks as they did before. They have gotten lazy. That is why they are asking me to let them go. They don't have enough work to do. That is why they asked me to let them make sacrifices to their God.
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8. And the tale H4971 of the bricks H3843 , which H834 they H1992 did make H6213 heretofore H8543 H8032 , ye shall lay H7760 upon H5921 them ; ye shall not H3808 diminish H1639 aught thereof H4480 : for H3588 they H1992 be idle H7503 ; therefore H5921 H3651 they H1992 cry H6817 , saying H559 , Let us go H1980 and sacrifice H2076 to our God H430 .
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9. So make these people work harder. Keep them busy. Then they will not have enough time to listen to the lies of Moses."
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9. Let there more work be laid H3513 H5656 upon H5921 the men H376 , that they may labor H6213 therein ; and let them not H408 regard H8159 vain H8267 words H1697 .
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10. So the Egyptian slave masters and the Hebrew foremen went to the Israelites and said, "Pharaoh has decided that he will not give you straw for your bricks.
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10. And the taskmasters H5065 of the people H5971 went out H3318 , and their officers H7860 , and they spoke H559 to H413 the people H5971 , saying H559 , Thus H3541 saith H559 Pharaoh H6547 , I will not H369 give H5414 you straw H8401 .
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11. You must go and get the straw for yourselves. So go and find straw, but you must still make as many bricks as you made before."
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11. Go H1980 ye H859 , get H3947 you straw H8401 where H4480 H834 ye can find H4672 it: yet H3588 not H369 aught H1697 of your work H4480 H5656 shall be diminished H1639 .
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12. So the people went everywhere in Egypt looking for straw.
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12. So the people H5971 were scattered abroad H6327 throughout all H3605 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 to gather H7197 stubble H7179 instead of straw H8401 .
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13. The slave masters forced the people to work even harder. They forced the people to make as many bricks as before.
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13. And the taskmasters H5065 hasted H213 them , saying H559 , Fulfill H3615 your works H4639 , your daily H3117 H3117 tasks H1697 , as when H834 there was H1961 straw H8401 .
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14. The Egyptian slave masters had chosen the Hebrew foremen and had made them responsible for the work the people did. The Egyptian slave masters beat these foremen and said to them, "Why aren't you making as many bricks as you made in the past? If you could do it then, you can do it now!"
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14. And the officers H7860 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , which H834 Pharaoh H6547 's taskmasters H5065 had set H7760 over H5921 them , were beaten H5221 , and demanded H559 , Wherefore H4069 have ye not H3808 fulfilled H3615 your task H2706 in making brick H3835 both H1571 yesterday H8543 and H1571 today H3117 , as heretofore H8543 H8032 ?
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15. Then the Hebrew foremen went to Pharaoh. They complained and said, "We are your servants. Why are you treating us like this?
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15. Then the officers H7860 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 came H935 and cried H6817 unto H413 Pharaoh H6547 , saying H559 , Wherefore H4100 dealest H6213 thou thus H3541 with thy servants H5650 ?
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16. You give us no straw, but you tell us to make as many bricks as before. And now our masters are beating us. Your people are wrong for doing this."
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16. There is no H369 straw H8401 given H5414 unto thy servants H5650 , and they say H559 to us, Make H6213 brick H3843 : and, behold H2009 , thy servants H5650 are beaten H5221 ; but the fault H2398 is in thine own people H5971 .
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17. Pharaoh answered, "You are lazy, and you don't want to work! That is why you ask me to let you go. And that is why you want to leave here and make sacrifices to the Lord.
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17. But he said H559 , Ye H859 are idle H7503 , ye are idle H7503 : therefore H5921 H3651 ye H859 say H559 , Let us go H1980 and do sacrifice H2076 to the LORD H3068 .
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18. Now, go back to work! We will not give you any straw. And you must still make as many bricks as you did before."
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18. Go H1980 therefore now H6258 , and work H5647 ; for there shall no H3808 straw H8401 be given H5414 you , yet shall ye deliver H5414 the tale H8506 of bricks H3843 .
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19. The Hebrew foremen knew they were in trouble, because the Pharaoh had told them, "You must still make as many bricks as you made before."
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19. And the officers H7860 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 did see H7200 that they were in evil H7451 case , after it was said H559 , Ye shall not H3808 minish H1639 aught from your bricks H4480 H3843 of your daily H3117 H3117 task H1697 .
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20. When they were leaving the meeting with Pharaoh, they passed Moses and Aaron. Moses and Aaron were waiting for them.
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20. And they met H6293 H853 Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 , who stood H5324 in the way H7125 , as they came forth H3318 from H4480 H854 Pharaoh H6547 :
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21. So they said to Moses and Aaron, "May the Lord take care of you. May the Lord judge you for what you did! You made Pharaoh and his rulers hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us."
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21. And they said H559 unto H413 them , The LORD H3068 look H7200 upon H5921 you , and judge H8199 ; because H834 ye have made H853 our savor H7381 to be abhorred H887 in the eyes H5869 of Pharaoh H6547 , and in the eyes H5869 of his servants H5650 , to put H5414 a sword H2719 in their hand H3027 to slay H2026 us.
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22. Then Moses prayed to the Lord and said, "Lord, why have you done this terrible thing to your people? Why did you send me here?
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22. And Moses H4872 returned H7725 unto H413 the LORD H3068 , and said H559 , Lord H136 , wherefore H4100 hast thou so evil entreated H7489 this H2088 people H5971 ? why H4100 is it H2088 that thou hast sent H7971 me?
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23. I went to Pharaoh and said what you told me to say. But since that time he has made the people suffer, and you have done nothing to help them!"
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23. For since H4480 H227 I came H935 to H413 Pharaoh H6547 to speak H1696 in thy name H8034 , he hath done evil H7489 to this H2088 people H5971 ; neither H3808 hast thou delivered H5337 H853 thy people H5971 at all H5337 .
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