Exodus 5:9 Go deeper

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. (KJV)

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תִּכְבַּ֧דtikh.Badlet it be heavy

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to honor: heavy

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 18:20, Exodus 8:15, Exodus 8:32, Exodus 9:7, Exodus 9:34, Exodus 10:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3513H; TAHOT Exodus 5:9 word 1

הָעֲבֹדָ֛הha.'a.vo.Dahthe labor

Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: service: work

Used 33 times. Also: Exodus 1:14, Exodus 5:11, Exodus 35:24, Exodus 36:1, Exodus 38:21, Exodus 39:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5656I; TAHOT Exodus 5:9 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 5:9 word 3

הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.Shimthe men

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Exodus 5:9 word 4

וְיַעֲשׂוּ\־ve.ya.'a.su-so they may work

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Exodus 5:9 word 5

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Exodus 5:9 word 6

יִשְׁע֖וּyish.'Uthem pay attention

Lemma: שָׁעָה (sha.ah) · Strong's: H8159

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqj3mp)

Meaning: to gaze

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:5, 2 Samuel 22:42, Job 7:19, Job 14:6, Psalms 39:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8159; TAHOT Exodus 5:9 word 7

בְּדִבְרֵי\־be.div.rei-to words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Exodus 5:9 word 8

שָֽׁקֶר\׃Sha.kerfalsehood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12, Deuteronomy 19:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Exodus 5:9 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Make the work harder	→	כָּבֵד H3513H to honor: heavy
. . .	→	עֲבֹדָה H5656I service: work
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
so they will be occupied	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
. . .	→
and pay no attention	→	שָׁעָה H8159 to gaze
to [these] lies	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
. . .	→	דָּבָר H1697G word

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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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