14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 5:14:1 ⧉וַיֻּכּ֗וּvayukku{And} were beaten Exodus 5:14:2 ⧉שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙shotreiforemen of the Exodus 5:14:3 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbeneisons of Exodus 5:14:4 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael Exodus 5:14:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣מוּashersamuwhom {they} had set Exodus 5:14:6 ⧉עֲלֵהֶ֔םalehemover them Exodus 5:14:7 ⧉נֹגְשֵׂ֥יnogseitaskmasters of Exodus 5:14:8 ⧉פַרְעֹ֖הparoPharaoh Exodus 5:14:9 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying Exodus 5:14:10 ⧉מַדּ֡וּעַmadduawhy Exodus 5:14:11 ⧉לֹא֩lonot Exodus 5:14:12 ⧉כִלִּיתֶ֨םkilitemyou completed Exodus 5:14:13 ⧉חָקְכֶ֤םkhokhkhemyour quota of Exodus 5:14:14 ⧉לִלְבֹּן֙lilbonmaking bricks Exodus 5:14:15 ⧉כִּתְמ֣וֹלkitmolas in Exodus 5:14:16 ⧉שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshilshomformer days Exodus 5:14:17 ⧉גַּם־תְּמ֖וֹלgamtemolboth yesterday Exodus 5:14:18 ⧉גַּם־הַיּֽוֹם׃gamhayomand today |
14. Formal Translation And the officers of the sons of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had appointed over them, were beaten, and the taskmasters demanded, “Why have you not completed your quota of bricks yesterday, the day before yesterday, and today?” |
14. Dynamic Translation The Israelite overseers, appointed by Pharaoh’s taskmasters, were beaten. The taskmasters demanded, “Why have you not finished the bricks you were assigned, as in the past—yesterday, the day before yesterday, and today?” |