Exodus 5:18 Go deeper
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Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand now
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Exodus 5:18 word 1
לְכ֣וּle.Khugo
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Exodus 5:18 word 2
עִבְד֔וּ'iv.Duwork
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to serve
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Exodus 5:18 word 3
וְתֶ֖בֶןve.Te.venand straw
Lemma: תֶּ֫בֶן (te.ven) · Strong's: H8401
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: straw
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:25, Genesis 24:32, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:11, Exodus 5:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8401; TAHOT Exodus 5:18 word 4
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 5:18 word 5
יִנָּתֵ֣ןyi.na.Tenit will be given
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Exodus 5:18 word 6
וְתֹ֥כֶןve.To.khenand [the] measurement of
Lemma: תֹּ֫כֶן (to.khen) · Strong's: H8506
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: quantity
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 45:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8506; TAHOT Exodus 5:18 word 7
לְבֵנִ֖יםle.ve.Nimbricks
Lemma: לְבֵנָה (le.ve.nah) · Strong's: H3843
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: brick
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:16, Exodus 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3843; TAHOT Exodus 5:18 word 8
תִּתֵּֽנּוּ\׃ti.Te.nuyou will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Exodus 5:18 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| get to | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| work | → | עָבַד H5647G to serve |
| You | → | |
| will be given | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| straw | → | תֶּ֫בֶן H8401 straw |
| yet you must deliver | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| the full quota | → | תֹּ֫כֶן H8506 quantity |
| of bricks | → | לְבֵנָה H3843 brick |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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