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And afterwardH310 MosesH4872 and AaronH175 wentH935 in, and toldH559 Pharaoh,H6547 ThusH3541 saidH559 the LORDH3068 GodH430 of Israel,H3478 Let my peopleH5971 go,H7971 that they may hold a feastH2287 to me in the wilderness.H4057
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And PharaohH6547 said,H559 WhoH4310 is the LORD,H3068 that I should obeyH8085 his voiceH6963 to let IsraelH3478 go?H7971 I knowH3045 not the LORD,H3068 neitherH1571 H3808 will I let IsraelH3478 go.H7971
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And they said,H559 The GodH430 of the HebrewsH5680 has metH7122 with us: let us go,H3212 we prayH4994 you, threeH7969 days' H3117journeyH1870 into the desert,H4057 and sacrificeH2076 to the LORDH3068 our God;H430 lestH6435 he fallH6293 on us with pestilence,H1698 orH176 with the sword.H2719
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And the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 saidH559 to them, WhyH4100 do you, MosesH4872 and Aaron,H175 letH6544 the peopleH5971 from their works?H4639 getH3212 you to your burdens.H5450
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And PharaohH6547 said,H559 Behold,H2005 the peopleH5971 of the landH776 nowH6258 are many,H7227 and you make them restH7673 from their burdens.H5450
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And PharaohH6547 commandedH6680 the sameH1931 dayH3117 the taskmastersH5065 of the people,H5971 and their officers,H7860 saying,H559
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You shall noH3808 moreH3254 giveH5414 the peopleH5971 strawH8401 to make brick,H3835 as heretofore:H8543 let them goH3212 and gatherH7197 strawH8401 for themselves.H1992
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And the taleH4971 of the bricks,H3843 whichH834 they did makeH6213 heretofore,H8543 you shall layH7760 on them; you shall not diminishH1639 ought thereof: for they be idle;H7504 thereforeH5921 H3651 they cry,H6817 saying,H559 Let us goH3212 and sacrificeH2076 to our God.H430
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Let there more workH5656 be laidH3515 on the men,H582 that they may laborH6213 therein; and let them not regardH8159 vainH8267 words.H1697
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And the taskmastersH5065 of the peopleH5971 wentH3318 out, and their officers,H7860 and they spokeH559 to the people,H5971 saying,H559 ThusH3541 saidH559 Pharaoh,H6547 I will not giveH5414 you straw.H8401
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GoH3212 you, getH3947 you strawH8401 whereH834 you can findH4672 it: yetH3588 not oughtH1697 of your workH5656 shall be diminished.H1639
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So the peopleH5971 were scatteredH6327 abroadH6527 throughout allH3605 the landH776 of EgyptH4714 to gatherH7197 stubbleH7179 instead of straw.H8401
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And the taskmastersH5065 hurriedH213 them, saying,H559 FulfillH3615 your works,H4639 your dailyH3117 tasks,H1697 as whenH834 there was straw.H8401
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And the officersH7860 of the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 whichH834 Pharaoh'sH6547 taskmastersH5065 had setH7760 overH5921 them, were beaten,H5221 and demanded,H559 WhyH4069 have you not fulfilledH3615 your taskH2706 in making brickH3835 bothH1571 yesterdayH8543 and to day,H3117 as heretofore?H8543
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Then the officersH7860 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 cameH935 and criedH6817 to Pharaoh,H6547 saying,H559 WhyH4100 dealH6213 you thusH3541 with your servants?H5650
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There is noH369 strawH8401 givenH5414 to your servants,H5650 and they sayH559 to us, MakeH6213 brick:H3843 and, behold,H2009 your servantsH5650 are beaten;H5221 but the faultH2398 is in your own people.H5971
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But he said,H559 You are idle,H7503 you are idle:H7503 thereforeH5921 H3651 you say,H559 Let us goH3212 and do sacrificeH2076 to the LORD.H3068
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GoH3212 therefore now,H6258 and work;H5647 for there shall noH3808 strawH8401 be givenH5414 you, yet shall you deliverH5414 the taleH8506 of bricks.H3843
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And the officersH7860 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 did seeH7200 that they were in evilH7451 case, after it was said,H559 You shall not minishH1639 ought from your bricksH3843 of your dailyH3117 task.H1697
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And they metH6293 MosesH4872 and Aaron,H175 who stoodH5324 in the way,H7125 as they cameH3318 forthH3318 from Pharaoh:H6547
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And they saidH559 to them, The LORDH3068 lookH7200 on you, and judge;H8199 becauseH834 you have made our smellH7381 to be abhorredH887 in the eyesH5869 of Pharaoh,H6547 and in the eyesH5869 of his servants,H5650 to putH5414 a swordH2719 in their handH3027 to slayH2026 us.
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And MosesH4872 returnedH7725 to the LORD,H3068 and said,H559 LORD,H136 whyH4100 have you so evilH7489 entreated thisH2088 people?H5971 whyH4100 is it that you have sentH7971 me?
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For sinceH4480 I cameH935 to PharaohH6547 to speakH1696 in your name,H8034 he has done evilH7489 to thisH2088 people;H5971 neitherH3808 have you deliveredH5337 your peopleH5971 at all.H3605
