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5:1 (vii) And afterward Moshe and Aharon went in, and told Paroh, Thus saith ADONAI (יהוה) Elohei Yisra'el, Let My people go, that they may hold a Feast to me in the wilderness.
5:2 And Paroh said:
"Who is ADONAI (יהוה), that I should obey his Kol to let Yisrael go?"
I know not ADONAI (יהוה), neither will I let Yisra'el go.
5:3 And they said, Elohei ha Ivrim (Hebrews) has met with us: Let us go, we pray you, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice to ADONAI (יהוה) Eloheinu; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
5:4 And the king of Mitzrayim said to them, Wherefore do you, Moshe and Aharon, let the people from their works? get you to your burdens.
5:5 And Paroh said, Hinei, the people of the land now are many, and you make them rest from their burdens.
5:6 And Paroh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
5:7 You shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
5:8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, you shall lay upon them; you shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our Elohim.
5:9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain Devarim.
5:10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus saith Paroh, I will not give you straw.
5:11 Go you, get you straw where you can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
5:12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Mitzrayim to gather stubble instead of straw.
5:13 And the taskmasters hased them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
5:14 And the officers of Benai Yisrael, whom Paroh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded:"Why have you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and today, as before?"
5:15 Then the officers of Benai Yisrael came and cried to Paroh, saying: "Wherefore are you dealing thus with your servants?
5:16 There is no straw given to your servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.
5:17 But he said, you are idle, you are idle: therefore you say "Let us go and do sacrifice to ADONAI (יהוה)."
5:18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall you deliver the tale of bricks.
5:19 And the officers of Benai Yisrael did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, you shall not diminish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
5:20 And they met Moshe and Aharon, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Paroh:
5:21 And they said to them, ADONAI (יהוה) look upon you, and judge; because you have made our savour to be stink in the eyes of Paroh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
HaShem promises to Deliver Yisrael
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5:22 (Maftir) And Moshe returned to ADONAI (יהוה), and said, Adonai (אדני), wherefore has you so evil entreated this people? why is it that you has sent me?
5:23 For since I came to Paroh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people; neither has you delivered your people at all.
* Maftir - whoever is to read the haftarah starts by reading these final verses of the Torah Portion from the Scroll and then reads the Neviims Portion.