Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7200 [e] וַיִּרְא֞וּ way-yir-’ū And saw Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 7860 [e] שֹֽׁטְרֵ֧י šō-ṭə-rê the officers N-mpc 1121 [e] בְנֵֽי־ ḇə-nê- of the sons N-mpc 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל yiś-rā-’êl of Israel N-proper-ms 853 [e] אֹתָ֖ם ’ō-ṯām [that] they DirObjM | 3mp 7451 [e] בְּרָ֣ע bə-rā‘ [were] in trouble Prep-b | Adj-ms 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֑ר lê-mōr; after it was said Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- not Adv-NegPrt 1639 [e] תִגְרְע֥וּ ṯiḡ-rə-‘ū You shall reduce V-Qal-Imperf-2mp 3843 [e] מִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם mil-liḇ-nê-ḵem from bricks Prep-m | N-fpc | 2mp 1697 [e] דְּבַר־ də-ḇar- your quota N-msc 3117 [e] י֥וֹם yō-wm day N-ms 3117 [e] בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ bə-yō-w-mōw. by day Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms

New American Standard Bible
The foremen of the sons of Israel saw that they were in trouble because they were told, "You must not reduce your daily amount of bricks."

King James Bible
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, "You cannot reduce your daily quota of bricks."

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