Exodus 5:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”

Young's Literal Translation
And the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, ‘Wherefore have ye not completed your portion in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and to-day?’

King James Bible
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, [and] demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

Hebrew
Then the Israelite
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

foremen,
שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ (šō·ṭə·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7860: A scribe, an official superintendent, magistrate

whom
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

Pharaoh’s
פַרְעֹ֖ה (p̄ar·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

taskmasters
נֹגְשֵׂ֥י (nō·ḡə·śê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5065: To drive, to tax, harass, tyrannize

had set
שָׂ֣מוּ (śā·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

over the people,
עֲלֵהֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

were beaten
וַיֻּכּ֗וּ (way·yuk·kū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5221: To strike

and asked,
לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Why
מַדּ֡וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)
Interrogative
Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason?

have you not
לֹא֩ (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

fulfilled
כִלִּיתֶ֨ם (ḵil·lî·ṯem)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

your quota
חָקְכֶ֤ם (ḥā·qə·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute

of bricks
לִלְבֹּן֙ (lil·bōn)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3835: To be, white, to make bricks

yesterday
כִּתְמ֣וֹל (kiṯ·mō·wl)
Preposition-k | Adverb
Strong's 8543: Ago, a, time since, yesterday, day before yesterday

or today,
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

as you did before?”
תְּמ֖וֹל (tə·mō·wl)
Adverb
Strong's 8543: Ago, a, time since, yesterday, day before yesterday

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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