Exodus 5:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"So goלְכ֣וּ
(le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
nowוְעַתָּה֙
(ve·'at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
[and] work;עִבְד֔וּ
(iv·du,)
5647: to work, servea prim. root
for you will be givenיִנָּתֵ֣ן
(yin·na·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
noלֹא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
straw,וְתֶ֖בֶן
(ve·te·ven)
8401: strawof uncertain derivation
yet you must deliverתִּתֵּֽנּוּ׃
(tit·ten·nu.)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
the quotaוְתֹ֥כֶן
(ve·to·chen)
8506: a measurementfrom takan
of bricks."לְבֵנִ֖ים
(le·ve·nim)
3843: brick, tilefrom laben


















KJV Lexicon
Go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
therefore now and work
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
for there shall no straw
teben  (teh'-ben)
material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder) -- chaff, straw, stubble.
be given
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
you yet shall ye deliver
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
the tale
token  (to'-ken)
a fixed quantity -- measure, tale.
of bricks
lbenah  (leb-ay-naw')
a brick (from the whiteness of the clay) -- (altar of) brick, tile.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"So go now and work; for you will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the quota of bricks."

King James Bible
Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now get to work. No straw will be given to you, but you must produce the same quantity of bricks."

International Standard Version
Now, go! Get to work! And straw won't be given to you, but you are to deliver the same number of bricks!"

NET Bible
So now, get back to work! You will not be given straw, but you must still produce your quota of bricks!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Now get back to work! You won't be given any straw, but you must still make the same number of bricks."

King James 2000 Bible
Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall you deliver the number of bricks.
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