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Thatהַהוּאsame dayבַּיּוֹםPharaohפַּרְעֹהcommandedוַיְצַוthe taskmastersאֶת הַנֹּגְשִׂיםof the peopleבָּעָםand their supervisors,וְאֶת שֹׁטְרָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר
Exodus 5:6
Study it in the app“That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their supervisors, saying,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 5:6, word by word
- same dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- commandedיְצַוyetsav
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “yetsav” appears- the taskmastersנֹּגְשִׂיםnogsim
taskmaster
One who forces others to work harshly.
Where else “nogsim” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and their supervisorsשֹׁטְרָיshotray
supervisor
Supervisor: an official who keeps order and oversees others; in Egypt, the Israelite in charge of his own people's work who answered to the taskmasters (Exodus 5:14); in Israel, officials beside the judges and the elders (Deuteronomy 16:18).
Where else “shotray” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
command
To give someone an order with authority, so that it is done.
Where else “mor” appears
The context
5And Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now many, and you make them cease from their burdens!”
6 · This verse (above)
7“You shall no longer give straw to the people to make bricks as before; let them go and gather straw for themselves.