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Exodus 5:6

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Masoretic Text 1524

H6680 commanded ויצו

H6547 And Pharaoh פרעה

H3117 day ביום

H1931 the same ההוא

H853 את

H5065 the taskmasters הנגשׂים

H5971 of the people בעם

H853 ואת

H7860 and their officers שׁטריו

H559 saying לאמר׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

H6547 Pharaoh

H6680 commanded

the

H1931 same

H3117 day

the

H5065 taskmasters

the

H5971 people

and

their

H7860 officers

H559 saying

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H5065

Hebrew: נָגַשׂ

Transliteration: nâgas

Pronunciation: naw-gas'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: {distress} {driver} exact ({-or}) oppress ({-or}) X-(idiom) raiser of {taxes} taskmaster.

Definition:

to drive (an {animal} a {workman} a {debtor} an army); by implication to {tax} {harass } tyrannize

1. to press, drive, oppress, exact, exert demanding pressure

a. (Qal)

1. to press, drive

2. to exact

3. driver, taskmaster, ruler, oppressor, tyrant, lord, exactor of tribute (participle)

b. (Niphal) to be hard pressed

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906