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Exodus 5:9

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

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תִּכְבַּ֧דtikhbadbe chargeableכָּבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be chargeable”, an unfinished actionH3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in…הָעֲבֹדָ֛הhaavodahthe workעֲבֹדָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the work”, the ordinary formH5656work of any kindact, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםhaanashimthe a certainאִישׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וְיַעֲשׂוּveyaasvand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בָ֑הּvahinבָ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inוְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יִשְׁע֖וּyishvbe dimשָׁעָהverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be dim”, a wish or indirect commandH8159to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildereddepart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn.בְּדִבְרֵיbedivrein causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…שָֽׁקֶרshaqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard lying words.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard lying words.

Young’s Literal Translation

let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.'

World English Bible

Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it. Don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.”

Darby Translation

Let them put heavier labour on the men, that they may be taken up with it, and not regard vain words.

Douay-Rheims

Let them be oppressed, with works, and let them fulfill them: that they may not regard lying words.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard lying words.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let the works of these men be made grievous, and let them care for these things, and not care for vain words.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βαρυνέσθω τὰ ἔργα τῶν ἀνθρώπων τούτων, καὶ μεριμνάτωσαν ταῦτα, καὶ μὴ μεριμνάτωσαν ἐν λόγοις κενοῖς.