- Exodus 5:1
וְאַחַר בָּאוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה כֹּה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שַׁלַּח אֶת־עַמִּי וְיָחֹגּוּ לִי בַּמִּדְבָּר׃
Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the ETERNAL, the God of Israel: Let My people go that they may celebrate a festival for Me in the wilderness.”
Targum Onkelos
וּבָתָר כֵּן עָאלוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וַאֲמַרוּ לְפַרְעֹה כִּדְנָן אֲמַר יְיָ אֱלָהָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל שַׁלַּח יָת עַמִּי וְיֵיחֲגוּן קֳדָמַי בְּמַדְבְּרָא׃
Afterwards Moshe and Aharon went and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Adonoy, God of Yisrael said, ‘Send My people, so they may celebrate a festival to [before] Me in the wilderness.”
- Exodus 5:2
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה מִי יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁמַע בְּקֹלוֹ לְשַׁלַּח אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֶת־יְהֹוָה וְגַם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא אֲשַׁלֵּחַ׃
But Pharaoh said, “Who is GOD that I should heed him and let Israel go? I do not know GOD, nor will I let Israel go.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה שְׁמָא דַּייָ לָא אִתְגְּלִי לִי דַּאֲקַבֵּיל לְמֵימְרֵיהּ לְשַׁלָּחָא יָת יִשְׂרָאֵל לָא אִתְגְּלִי לִי שְׁמָא דַּייָ וְאַף יָת יִשְׂרָאֵל לָא אֲשַׁלַּח׃
Pharaoh said, “Who is [The Name of] Adonoy [is not revealed to me] that I should obey his voice [Word], to let Yisrael go. I do not know [The Name of] Adonoy [is not revealed to me], nor will I let [the B’nei] Yisrael go.”
- Exodus 5:3
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֱלֹהֵי הָעִבְרִים נִקְרָא עָלֵינוּ נֵלְכָה נָּא דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְנִזְבְּחָה לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ פֶּן־יִפְגָּעֵנוּ בַּדֶּבֶר אוֹ בֶחָרֶב׃
They answered, “The God of the Hebrews has become manifest to us. Let us go, we pray, a distance of three days into the wilderness to sacrifice to the ETERNAL our God, lest we be struck with pestilence or sword.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרוּ אֱלָהָא דִּיהוּדָאֵי אִתְגְלִי עֲלַנָא נֵיזֵיל כְּעַן מַהְלַךְ תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין בְּמַדְבְּרָא וּנְדַבַּח קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהַנָא דִּלְמָא יְעָרְעִנַּנָא בְּמוֹת אוֹ בִּקְטוֹל׃
They said [to him], “The God of the Hebrews has revealed Himself to us. Please [Now] allow us to take a three day journey into the wilderness, and let us sacrifice to [before] Adonoy, our God, lest He strike us with the plague or with the sword.”
- Exodus 5:4
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לָמָּה מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן תַּפְרִיעוּ אֶת־הָעָם מִמַּעֲשָׂיו לְכוּ לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶם׃
But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you distract the people from their tasks? Get to your labors!”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן מַלְכָּא דְּמִצְרַיִם לְמָא מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן תְּבַטְּלוּן יָת עַמָּא מֵעֲבִידַתְהוֹן אִיזִילוּ לְפוּלְחָנְכוֹן׃
The king of Egypt said to them, “Why, Moshe and Aharon, are you distracting the people from their work? Get back to your burdens.”
- Exodus 5:5
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה הֵן־רַבִּים עַתָּה עַם הָאָרֶץ וְהִשְׁבַּתֶּם אֹתָם מִסִּבְלֹתָם׃
And Pharaoh continued, “The people of the land are already so numerous, and you would have them cease from their labors!”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה הָא מִדְּסַגִּיאִין כְּעַן עַמָּא דְּאַרְעָא וּתְבַטְּלוּן יָתְהוֹן מִפּוּלְחָנְהוֹן׃
Then Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you want them to take leave from their hard work.”
- Exodus 5:6
וַיְצַו פַּרְעֹה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־הַנֹּגְשִׂים בָּעָם וְאֶת־שֹׁטְרָיו לֵאמֹר׃
That same day Pharaoh charged the taskmasters and overseers of the people, saying,
Targum Onkelos
וּפַקֵּיד פַּרְעֹה בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא יָת שִׁלְטוֹנֵי עַמָּא וְיָת סָרְכוֹהִי לְמֵימַר׃
That day, Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying,
- Exodus 5:7
לֹא תֹאסִפוּן לָתֵת תֶּבֶן לָעָם לִלְבֹּן הַלְּבֵנִים כִּתְמוֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם הֵם יֵלְכוּ וְקֹשְׁשׁוּ לָהֶם תֶּבֶן׃
“You shall no longer provide the people with straw for making bricks as heretofore; let them go and gather straw for themselves.
Targum Onkelos
לָא תֵּיסְפוּן לְמִתַּן תִּבְנָא לְעַמָּא לְמִרְמֵי לִבְנִין כְּמֵאֶתְמָלִי וּמִדְּקַמּוֹהִי אִנּוּן יֵיזְלוּן וִיגָבְבוּן לְהוֹן תִּבְנָא׃
“You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks as before. Let them go gather [their own] straw,
- Exodus 5:8
וְאֶת־מַתְכֹּנֶת הַלְּבֵנִים אֲשֶׁר הֵם עֹשִׂים תְּמוֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם תָּשִׂימוּ עֲלֵיהֶם לֹא תִגְרְעוּ מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי־נִרְפִּים הֵם עַל־כֵּן הֵם צֹעֲקִים לֵאמֹר נֵלְכָה נִזְבְּחָה לֵאלֹהֵינוּ׃
But impose upon them the same quota of bricks as they have been making heretofore; do not reduce it, for they are shirkers; that is why they cry, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God!’
Targum Onkelos
וְיָת סְכוֹם לִבְנַיָּא דְּאִנּוּן עָבְדִין מֵאֶתְמָלִי וּמִדְּקַמּוֹהִי תְּמַנּוֹן עֲלֵיהוֹן לָא תִּמְנְעוּן מִנֵּיהּ אֲרֵי בַּטְלָנִין אִנּוּן עַל כֵּן אִנּוּן מַצְוְחִין לְמֵימַר נֵיזֵיל נְדַבַּח קֳדָם אֱלָהַנָא׃
[And] the quota of bricks that they made before, you shall place upon them; do not reduce it, for they are lazy and therefore they cry out, saying, ‘We want to go sacrifice to [before] our God.’
- Exodus 5:9
תִּכְבַּד הָעֲבֹדָה עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁים וְיַעֲשׂוּ־בָהּ וְאַל־יִשְׁעוּ בְּדִבְרֵי־שָׁקֶר׃
Let heavier work be laid upon those involved; let them keep at it and not pay attention to deceitful promises.”
Targum Onkelos
יִתְקַף פּוּלְחָנָא עַל גּוּבְרַיָּא וְיִתְעַסְּקוּן בַּהּ וְלָא יִתְעַסְּקוּן בְּפִתְגָמִין בְּטֵילִין׃
Make the workload heavier on the men, and make them do it. Let them not talk about [be occupied with] false ideas.”
- Exodus 5:10
וַיֵּצְאוּ נֹגְשֵׂי הָעָם וְשֹׁטְרָיו וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר כֹּה אָמַר פַּרְעֹה אֵינֶנִּי נֹתֵן לָכֶם תֶּבֶן׃
So the taskmasters and overseers of the people went out and said to the people, “Thus says Pharaoh: I will not give you any straw.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְפַקוּ שִׁלְטוֹנֵי עַמָּא וְסָרְכוֹהִי וַאֲמַרוּ לְעַמָּא לְמֵימַר כִּדְנָן אֲמַר פַּרְעֹה לֵית אֲנָא יָהֵיב לְכוֹן תִּבְנָא׃
They went out—the taskmasters of the people and their officers—and spoke to the people, saying, “This is what Pharaoh said, ‘I will no longer give you straw.
- Exodus 5:11
אַתֶּם לְכוּ קְחוּ לָכֶם תֶּבֶן מֵאֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָאוּ כִּי אֵין נִגְרָע מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶם דָּבָר׃
You must go and get the straw yourselves wherever you can find it; but there shall be no decrease whatever in your work.”
Targum Onkelos
אַתּוּן אִיזִילוּ סַבוּ לְכוֹן תִּבְנָא מֵאֲתַר דְּתַשְׁכְּחוּן אֲרֵי לָא יִתְמְנַע מִפּוּלְחָנְכוֹן מִדָּעַם׃
You must go get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your workload must not be reduced.’”
- Exodus 5:12
וַיָּפֶץ הָעָם בְּכׇל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לְקֹשֵׁשׁ קַשׁ לַתֶּבֶן׃
Then the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִתְבַּדַּר עַמָּא בְּכָל אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם לְגָבָבָא גִּלֵּי לְתִבְנָא׃
The people spread out all over Egypt to gather grain-chaff for straw.
- Exodus 5:13
וְהַנֹּגְשִׂים אָצִים לֵאמֹר כַּלּוּ מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם דְּבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר בִּהְיוֹת הַתֶּבֶן׃
And the taskmasters pressed them, saying, “You must complete the same work assignment each day as when you had straw.”
Targum Onkelos
וְשִׁלְטוֹנַיָּא דָּחֲקִין לְמֵימַר אַשְׁלִימוּ עֲבִידַתְכוֹן פִּתְגָּם יוֹם בְּיוֹמֵיהּ כְּמָא דַּהֲוֵיתוֹן עָבְדִין כַּד מִתְיְהֵיב לְכוֹן תִּבְנָא׃
The taskmasters pressured them saying, “You must complete your daily work [quota], just as [you did] [before] when there was straw [given to you].”
- Exodus 5:14
וַיֻּכּוּ שֹׁטְרֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר־שָׂמוּ עֲלֵהֶם נֹגְשֵׂי פַרְעֹה לֵאמֹר מַדּוּעַ לֹא כִלִּיתֶם חׇקְכֶם לִלְבֹּן כִּתְמוֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם גַּם־תְּמוֹל גַּם־הַיּוֹם׃
And the overseers of the Israelites, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten. “Why,” they were asked, “did you not complete the prescribed amount of bricks, either yesterday or today, as you did before?”
Targum Onkelos
וּלְקוֹ סָרְכֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דְּמַנִּיאוּ עֲלֵיהוֹן שִׁלְטוֹנֵי פַּרְעֹה לְמֵימַר מָדֵין לָא אַשְׁלֵימְתּוּן גְּזֵירַתְכוֹן לְמִרְמֵי לִבְנִין כְּמֵאֶתְמָלִי וּמִדְּקַמּוֹהִי אַף תְּמָלִי אַף יוֹמָא דֵּין׃
The officers of the B’nei Yisrael were beaten—those whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had appointed—and were told, “Why have you not completed your quotas of brick making as you did yesterday and before neither yesterday, nor today?”
- Exodus 5:15
וַיָּבֹאוּ שֹׁטְרֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּצְעֲקוּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר לָמָּה תַעֲשֶׂה כֹה לַעֲבָדֶיךָ׃
Then the overseers of the Israelites came to Pharaoh and cried: “Why do you deal thus with your servants?
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲתוֹ סָרְכֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּצְוַחוּ קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה לְמֵימַר לְמָא מִתְעֲבֵיד כְּדֵין לְעַבְדָךְ׃
The officers of the B’nei Yisrael came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying “Why are you doing this to your slaves?
- Exodus 5:16
תֶּבֶן אֵין נִתָּן לַעֲבָדֶיךָ וּלְבֵנִים אֹמְרִים לָנוּ עֲשׂוּ וְהִנֵּה עֲבָדֶיךָ מֻכִּים וְחָטָאת עַמֶּךָ׃
No straw is issued to your servants, yet they demand of us: Make bricks! Thus your servants are being beaten, when the fault is with your own people.”
Targum Onkelos
תִּבְנָא לָא מִתְיְהֵיב לְעַבְדָּךְ וְלִבְנַיָּא אָמְרִין לַנָא עֲבִידוּ וְהָא עַבְדָּךְ לָקַן וְחָטַן עֲלֵיהוֹן עַמָּךְ׃
Your slaves are not given straw, and yet we are told to make bricks. Your slaves are beaten, and it is a sin for your people [sin against them].”
- Exodus 5:17
וַיֹּאמֶר נִרְפִּים אַתֶּם נִרְפִּים עַל־כֵּן אַתֶּם אֹמְרִים נֵלְכָה נִזְבְּחָה לַיהֹוָה׃
He replied, “You are shirkers, shirkers! That is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to GOD.’
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר בַּטְלָנִין אַתּוּן בַּטְלָנִין עַל כֵּן אַתּוּן אָמְרִין נֵיזֵיל נְדַבַּח קֳדָם יְיָ׃
He said, “You are lazy, therefore you say, ‘Let us go sacrifice to [before] Adonoy.’
- Exodus 5:18
וְעַתָּה לְכוּ עִבְדוּ וְתֶבֶן לֹא־יִנָּתֵן לָכֶם וְתֹכֶן לְבֵנִים תִּתֵּנוּ׃
Be off now to your work! No straw shall be issued to you, but you must produce your quota of bricks!”
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן אִיזִילוּ פְלַחוּ וְתִבְנָא לָא יִתְיְהֵיב לְכוֹן וּסְכוֹם לִבְנַיָּא תִּתְּנוּן׃
Now go, get to work. You will not be given straw, and you must deliver your quota of bricks.”
- Exodus 5:19
וַיִּרְאוּ שֹׁטְרֵי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֹתָם בְּרָע לֵאמֹר לֹא־תִגְרְעוּ מִלִּבְנֵיכֶם דְּבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ׃
Now the overseers of the Israelites found themselves in trouble because of the order, “You must not reduce your daily quantity of bricks.”
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲזוֹ סָרְכֵי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יָתְהוֹן בְּבִישׁ לְמֵימַר לָא תִּמְנְעוּן מִלִּבְנֵיכוֹן פִּתְגָם יוֹם בְּיוֹמֵיהּ׃
The officers of the B’nei Yisrael realized their bad position, saying, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”
- Exodus 5:20
וַיִּפְגְּעוּ אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶת־אַהֲרֹן נִצָּבִים לִקְרָאתָם בְּצֵאתָם מֵאֵת פַּרְעֹה׃
As they left Pharaoh’s presence, they came upon Moses and Aaron standing in their path,
Targum Onkelos
וְעָרַעוּ יָת מֹשֶׁה וְיָת אַהֲרֹן קָיְמִין לְקַדָּמוּתְהוֹן בְּמִפַּקְהוֹן מִלְּוָת פַּרְעֹה׃
They met Moshe and Aharon who were waiting to meet them as they were leaving Pharaoh.
- Exodus 5:21
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם יֵרֶא יְהֹוָה עֲלֵיכֶם וְיִשְׁפֹּט אֲשֶׁר הִבְאַשְׁתֶּם אֶת־רֵיחֵנוּ בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי עֲבָדָיו לָתֶת־חֶרֶב בְּיָדָם לְהׇרְגֵנוּ׃
and they said to them, “May GOD look upon you and punish you for making us loathsome to Pharaoh and his courtiers—putting a sword in their hands to slay us.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרוּ לְהוֹן יִתְגְּלֵי יְיָ עֲלֵיכוֹן וְיִתְפְּרַע דְּאַבְאֵישְׁתּוּן יָת רֵיחַנָא בְּעֵינֵי פַּרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי עַבְדּוֹהִי לְמִתַּן חַרְבָּא בְּיַדְהוֹן לְמִקְטְלַנָא׃
They said to them [Moshe and Aharon], “Let Adonoy look at [become revealed to] you and judge [take revenge]. You have made our aroma abhorrent in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, putting a sword in their hands to kill us.”
- Exodus 5:22
וַיָּשׇׁב מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנָי לָמָה הֲרֵעֹתָה לָעָם הַזֶּה לָמָּה זֶּה שְׁלַחְתָּנִי׃
Then Moses returned to GOD and said, “O my Sovereign, why did You bring harm upon this people? Why did You send me?
Targum Onkelos
וְתָב מֹשֶׁה לִקְדָם יְיָ וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמָא אַבְאֵישְׁתָּא לְעַמָּא הָדֵין לְמָא דְּנָן שְׁלַחְתָּנִי׃
Moshe returned to [before] Adonoy and said, “My Master. Why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You send me?
- Exodus 5:23
וּמֵאָז בָּאתִי אֶל־פַּרְעֹה לְדַבֵּר בִּשְׁמֶךָ הֵרַע לָעָם הַזֶּה וְהַצֵּל לֹא־הִצַּלְתָּ אֶת־עַמֶּךָ׃
Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has dealt worse with this people; and still You have not delivered Your people.”
Targum Onkelos
וּמֵעִדָּן דְּעַלִית לְוָת פַּרְעֹה לְמַלָּלָא בִּשְׁמָךְ אַבְאֵישׁ לְעַמָּא הָדֵין וְשֵׁיזָבָא לָא שֵׁיזֵיבְתָּא יָת עַמָּךְ׃
Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your Name, he has done harm to this people; and You have not rescued Your people.”
- Exodus 6:1
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עַתָּה תִרְאֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶעֱשֶׂה לְפַרְעֹה כִּי בְיָד חֲזָקָה יְשַׁלְּחֵם וּבְיָד חֲזָקָה יְגָרְשֵׁם מֵאַרְצוֹ׃
Then GOD said to Moses, “You shall soon see what I will do to Pharaoh: he shall let them go because of a greater might; indeed, because of a greater might he shall drive them from his land.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה כְּעַן תִּחְזֵי דְּאַעֲבֵיד לְפַרְעֹה אֲרֵי בְּיַד תַּקִּיפָא יְשַׁלְּחִנּוּן וּבְיַד תַּקִּיפָא יְתָרֵיכִנּוּן מֵאַרְעֵיהּ׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by [My] strong hand he will let them go, and by [a] strong hand, he will drive them out of his land.”