Exodus 5:16
Bible › Exodus › Chapter 5 › Verse 16
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.No straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
In other translations
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.No straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
Hebrew words
תֶּבֶןtevenstrawH8401אֵין'einnotH369נִתָּןnitan[is being] givenH5414לַעֲבָדֶיךָla'avadeikhato servants yourH5650וּלְבֵנִיםulevenimand bricksH3843אֹמְרִים'omerim[people are] sayingH559לָנוּlanuto <the> usעֲשׂוּ'asumakeH6213וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009עֲבָדֶיךָ'avadeikhaservants yourH5650מֻכִּיםmukim[are] being struckH5221וְחָטָאתvechatatand you have sinnedH2398עַמֶּךָ׃'amekhapeople yourH5971
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.