OET interlinear EXO 5:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֔ה

and=he/it_said Farˊoh

It is unusual for the same speaker to be reintroduced like this. Some translations omit the repetition, but there is another option. This statement may be more connected to the next couple of verses, so it might be appropriate to make a minor break before this verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / aside

וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֔ה הֵן־רַבִּ֥ים עַתָּ֖ה עַ֣ם הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ וְ⁠הִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֖⁠ם מִ⁠סִּבְלֹתָֽ⁠ם

and=he/it_said Farˊoh if many now people the=earth/land and,stop DOM=them from,working,their

This statement by Pharaoh may have been him commenting to himself, or he may have only thought this statement silently; either way, it led to his next actions. If this would be confusing in your language, consider stating it in a way that clarifies that his statement or thoughts here impacted his next actions.

הֵן

if

Behold is a term meant to focus the attention of the listener on what the speaker is about to say.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual

וְ⁠הִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥ם

and,stop

Here, you means Moses and Aaron. If your language uses different forms of “you” depending on the number of people addressed, use a dual form if you have one, or if not, use a plural form here.