## Targum Jonathan on Exodus Chapter 5

###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:1
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וּבָתַר כְּדֵין עָלוּ משֶׁה וְאַהֲרן וַאֲמָרוּ לְפַרְעה כִּדְנָא אָמַר יְיָ אֱלָהָא דְיִשְרָאֵל פְּטוֹר יַת עַמִי וְיַעַבְדוּן לִי חַגָא בְּמַדְבְּרָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And after this Mosheh and Aharon went in unto Pharoh, and said, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Release My people, that they may make unto Me a festival in the wilderness.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:2
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וַאֲמַר פַּרְעה שְׁמָא דַיְיָ לָא אִיתְגְלֵי לִי דַאֲקַבֵּל בְּמֵימְרֵיהּ לְמִפְטוֹר יַת יִשְרָאֵל לָא אַשְׁכָּחִית בְּסֵפֶר מַלְאָכַיָא כְּתִיב יַת שְׁמָא דַיְיָ מִינֵהּ לֵית אֲנָא דָחִיל וְאוּף יַת יִשְרָאֵל לָא אִיפְטוֹר

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Pharoh said, The name of the Lord is not made known to me, that I should receive His word to release Israel. I have not found written in the Book of the Angels the name of the Lord. Of Him I am not afraid, neither will I release Israel.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:3
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וַאֲמָרוּ אֱלָהָא דִיהוּדָאֵי אִיתְקְרִי שְׁמֵיהּ עֲלָנָא נְטַיֵיל כְּדוֹן מַהֲלָךְ תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין בְּמַדְבְּרָא וּנְדַבַּח נִיכְסַת חַגָא קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהִין דִלְמָא יֶאֱרַע יָתָן בְּמוֹתָא אוֹ בְּקַטְלָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And they said, The Name of the God of the Jehudaee is invoked by (or upon) us. We will go, then, to proceed three days into the desert, and offer the sacrifices of a festival before the Lord God, that death and slaughter befall us not.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:4
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וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן מַלְכָּא דְמִצְרַיִם לְמָא משֶׁה וְאַהֲרן תְּבַטְלוּן יַת עַמָא מֵעֲבִידְתְּהוֹן אִיזִילוּ לְפוּלְחַנְכוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the king of Mizraim said to Mosheh and Aharon, Why do you make the people cease from their labours? Go to your work.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:5
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וַאֲמַר פַּרְעה הָא סַגִין הִינוּן כְּדוּן עַמָא דְאַרְעָא דְאַתּוּן מְבַטְלִין יַתְהוֹן מִפּוּלְחַנְהוֹן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Pharoh said, Behold, this people of the land are many, whom you would stop from their service.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:6
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וּפַקֵיד פַּרְעה בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא יַת שׁוּלְטָנַיָא דְעַמָא וְיַת סַרְכוֹי לְמֵימָר

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Pharoh that day commanded the officers of the people and their exactors, saying,


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:7
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לָא תוֹסְפוּן לְמִיתַּן תִּיבְנָא לְעַמָא לְמִירְמֵי לִבְנַיָא הֵי כְמֵאִיתְמְלֵי וְהֵי כְמִלְקָדָמוֹי הִינוּן יֵזְלוּן וִיגַבְּבוּן לְהוֹן תִּבְנָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
You shall no more give straw to the people to cast bricks as heretofore; let them go and collect straw for themselves;


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:8
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וְיַת סְכוּם לִבְנַיָא דְהִינוּן עָבְדִין מֵאִיתְמְלֵי וּמִדְקָדָמוֹי תְּמַנוּן עֲלֵיהוֹן לָא תִמְנְעוּן מִנֵיהּ אֲרוּם בַּטְלָנִין הִינוּן בְּגִין כֵּן הִינוּן צַוְוחִין לְמֵימַר נֵיזִיל נְדַבַּח נִיכְסַת חַגָא קֳדָם אֱלָהָנָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
but the (same) number of bricks which they have heretofore made ye shall lay upon them, and not diminish from it, because they are idle; therefore they clamour, saying, Let us go to offer the sacrifice of a festival before our God.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:9
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תִּתְקַף פּוּלְחָנָא עִלוֹי גוּבְרַיָא וְיִתְעַסְקוּן בָּה וְלָא יִתְרַחֲצוּן עַל מִילֵי שִׁקְרָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Make their work strenuous upon the men, that they may be occupied with it, and not be setting their hopes upon lying words.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:10
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וּנְפָקוּ שׁוּלְטָנֵי עַמָא וְסַרְכוֹי וַאֲמָרוּ לְעַמָא כִּדְנָא אֲמַר פַּרְעה לֵית אֲנָא יָהִיב לְכוֹן תִּיבְנָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the officers and exactors of the people went forth, and said to the people, Thus saith Pharoh, I will not give you straw;


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:11
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אַתּוּן אִיזִילוּ סָבוּ לְכוֹן תִּיבְנָא מִן אָתַר דְתִשְׁכְּחוּן אֲרוּם לָא מִתְמְנַע מִפּוּלְחַנְכוֹן מִדָעַם

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
you must go and take straw wherever you can find it; for your work will not in anywise be diminished.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:12
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וְאִתְבַּדַר עַמָא בְכָל אַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם לְגַבְבָא גִילֵי לְתִיבְנָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the people were scattered abroad in all the land of Mizraim to gather stubble for the straw.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:13
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וְשׁוּלְטָנַיָא דַחֲקִין לְמֵימָר אַשְׁלִימוּ עֲבִידַתְכוֹן פִּתְגָם יוֹם בְּיוֹמֵיהּ הֵיכְמָא דַהֲוֵיתוּן עָבְדִין כַּד הֲוָה יָהֵיב לְכוֹן תִּיבְנָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But the officers were pressing, saying, Fulfil your work day by day, as you did when the straw was given you.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:14
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וְלָקוּ סַרְכֵי בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל דְמַנוּ עֲלֵיהוֹן שׁוּלְטָנֵי פַרְעה לְמֵימָר לְמָא דֵין לָא אַשְׁלַמְתּוּן גְזֵירַתְכוֹן לְמִירְמֵי לִבְנִין הֵי כְמֵאִיתְמְלֵי וְהֵי כְמִדְקָדָמוֹי אוּף אִיתְמְלֵי אוּף יוֹמָא דֵין

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the exactors whom Pharoh set over them as officers beat the sons of Israel, saying, Why have not you fulfilled your appointment, to cast (the same number of) bricks as heretofore, today as yesterday?


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:15
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וְאָתוֹ סַרְכֵי בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל וּצְוָוחוּ קֳדָם פַּרְעה לְמֵימַר לְמָא תַעֲבֵיד כְּדֵין לְעַבְדָךְ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the foremen came, and cried before Pharoh, saying, Why hast thou dealt thus with thy servants?


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:16
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תִּבְנָא לָא מִתְיַהַב לְעַבְדָךְ וְלִבְנַיָא אָמְרִין לָנָא עִיבִידוּ וְהָא עַבְדָךְ לַקְיָין וּחְיוּבְתְּהוֹן דְעַמָךְ תָּקְפָא וְסַלְקָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
Thou hast not given thy servants the straw, and (yet) say they to us, Make the bricks; and, behold, they beat thy servants, and the guilty treatment of thy people is strong, but it goeth up!


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:17
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וַאֲמַר בַּטְלָנִין אַתּוּן בַּטְלָנִין בְּגִין כֵּן אַתּוּן אָמְרִין נֵזִיל נְדַבַּח נִכְסַת חַגָא קֳדָם אֱלָהָנָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But he said, You are idle, idle: therefore you are saying, Let us go and over the sacrifice of a festival before our God.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:18
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וּכְדוּן אִיזִילוּ פְלָחוּ וְתִיבְנָא לָא יִתְיַהֵב לְכוֹן וּסְכוּם לִבְנַיָא תִּתְּנוּן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And now, go, work; but the straw shall not be given you, yet the number of the bricks you shall produce.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:19
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וְחָמוּן סַרְכֵי בְנֵי יִשְרָאֵל יַתְהוֹן בְּבִישׁ לְמֵימָר לָא תִמְנְעוּן מִלִבְנֵיכוֹן דְפִתְגַם יוֹם בְּיוֹמֵי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the foremen of the sons of Israel saw that they were in evil, (in his) saying, Ye are not to withhold the assignment of your bricks from day to day.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:20
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וַעֲרָעוּ יַת משֶׁה וְיַת אַהֲרן קַיְימִין לִקְדָמוּתְהוֹן בְּמִיפַּקְהוֹן מִן קֳדָם פַּרְעה

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And they met Mosheh and Aharon, who stood before them when they came out from the presence of Pharoh,


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:21
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וַאֲמָרוּ לְהוֹן יִתְגְלֵי קֳדָם יְיָ עוּלְבָּנָנָא וּלְחוֹד יִתְפְּרַע מִנְכוֹן דְאַסְרַחֲתּוּן יַת רֵיחָנָא קֳדָם פַּרְעה וְקָדָם עַבְדוֹי דְגֵרַמְתּוּן לְמִיתַּן סַיְיפָא בִידֵיהוֹן לְמִקְטְלָנָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
and they said to them, Our affliction is manifest before the Lord, but our punishment is from you who have made our smell offensive before Pharoh and his servants; for you have occasioned a sword to be put into their hand to kill us.


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:22
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וְתַב משֶׁה לִקֳדָם יְיָ וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמָא אַבְאֶשְׁתָּא לְעַמָא הָדֵין וּלְמָא דְנַן שְׁלַחְתָּנִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Mosheh returned before the Lord, and said, O Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people, and wherefore hast Thou sent me?


###### Targum Jonathan on Exodus 5:23
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וּמִן שַׁעְתָּא דְעָלִית לְוַת פַּרְעה לְמַלָלָא בִשְׁמָךְ אִתְבְּאֵשׁ לְעַמָא הָדֵין וְשֵׁיזְבָא לָא שֵׁיזַבְתָּא יַת עַמָךְ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
From the hour that I went in unto Pharoh to speak in Thy name, this people hath suffered evil, and delivering Thou hast not delivered them.