Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo the taskmasters and foremen of the people went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am no longer giving you straw. Young's Literal Translation And the exactors of the people, and its authorities, go out, and speak unto the people, saying, ‘Thus said Pharaoh, I do not give you straw, King James Bible And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. Hebrew So the taskmastersנֹגְשֵׂ֤י (nō·ḡə·śê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 5065: To drive, to tax, harass, tyrannize and foremen וְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יו (wə·šō·ṭə·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7860: A scribe, an official superintendent, magistrate of the people הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock went out וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ (way·yê·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and said וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to them, הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock “This is what כֹּ֚ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֔ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings says: לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘I am no longer אֵינֶ֛נִּי (’ê·nen·nî) Adverb | first person common singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle giving נֹתֵ֥ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you לָכֶ֖ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew straw. תֶּֽבֶן׃ (te·ḇen) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8401: Material, refuse haum, stalks of grain |