Treasury of Scripture Knowledge You shall give straw no more to the people to make brick, as before; but let them go and gather straw. straw. Context Bricks and Straw6Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the task-masters of the people, saying: 7You shall give straw no more to the people to make brick, as before; but let them go and gather straw.8And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which they did before; neither shall you diminish any thing thereof, for they are idle, and therefore they cry. saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God.… Cross References Genesis 11:3 And each one said to his neighbour: Come let us make brick, and bake them with fire. And they had brick instead of stones, and slime instead of mortar: Exodus 5:6 Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the task-masters of the people, saying: Exodus 5:8 And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which they did before; neither shall you diminish any thing thereof, for they are idle, and therefore they cry. saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God. Lexicon “You shall noלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no longer תֹאסִפ֞וּן (ṯō·si·p̄ūn) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's Hebrew 3254: To add, augment supply לָתֵ֨ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set the people לָעָ֛ם (lā·‘ām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock with straw תֶּ֧בֶן (te·ḇen) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8401: Material, refuse haum, stalks of grain for making לִלְבֹּ֥ן (lil·bōn) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 3835: To be, white, to make bricks bricks. הַלְּבֵנִ֖ים (hal·lə·ḇê·nîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 3843: Brick, tile They הֵ֚ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They must go יֵֽלְכ֔וּ (yê·lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk and gather וְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּ (wə·qō·šə·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7197: To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble their own לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew straw. תֶּֽבֶן׃ (te·ḇen) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8401: Material, refuse haum, stalks of grain Additional Translations “You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.You shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. Ye shall no longer give straw to the people for brick-making as yesterday and the third day; but let them go themselves, and collect straw for themselves. Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore; let them go and gather straw for themselves. "You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves. 'Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore -- they go and have gathered straw for themselves; Jump to Previous Add Brick Bricks Dry Gather Gathered Heretofore Longer Making Previously Stems Straw Supply ThemselvesJump to Next Add Brick Bricks Dry Gather Gathered Heretofore Longer Making Previously Stems Straw Supply ThemselvesExternal Links Exodus 5:7 NIVExodus 5:7 NLT Exodus 5:7 ESV Exodus 5:7 NASB Exodus 5:7 ASV Exodus 5:7 Bible Apps Exodus 5:7 Biblia Paralela Exodus 5:7 Chinese Bible Exodus 5:7 French Bible Exodus 5:7 German Bible Alphabetical: and are as brick bricks for gather give go let longer make making no own people previously straw supply the their them themselves to with You OT Law: Exodus 5:7 You shall no longer give the people (Exo. Ex) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |