Verse 16
Exodus 5:16
New Living Translation
16
“We are given no straw, but the slave drivers still demand, ‘Make bricks!’ We are being beaten, but it isn’t our fault! Your own people are to blame!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
תֶּ֗בֶן אֵ֤ין נִתָּן֙ לַ/עֲבָדֶ֔י/ךָ וּ/לְבֵנִ֛ים אֹמְרִ֥ים לָ֖/נוּ עֲשׂ֑וּ וְ/הִנֵּ֧ה עֲבָדֶ֛י/ךָ מֻכִּ֖ים וְ/חָטָ֥את עַמֶּֽ/ךָ
English Translation
There is no straw given to your servants, and the brickmakers say to us, "Make bricks," and behold, your servants are beaten, and your people are guilty.
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Chapter 5 Context
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After this presentation to Israel’s leaders, Moses and Aaron went and spoke to Pharaoh. They told hi...
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“Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the LORD? Why should I listen to him and let Israel go?...
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But Aaron and Moses persisted. “The God (Elohim) of the Hebrews has met with us,” they declared. “So...
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Pharaoh replied, “Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their tasks? Get back to...
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Look, there are many of your people in the land, and you are stopping them from their work.”
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6
That same day Pharaoh sent this order to the Egyptian slave drivers and the Israelite foremen:
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“Do not supply any more straw for making bricks. Make the people get it themselves!
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But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don’t reduce the quota. They are...
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Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!”
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So the slave drivers and foremen went out and told the people: “This is what Pharaoh says: I will no...
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Go and get it yourselves. Find it wherever you can. But you must produce just as many bricks as befo...
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So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt in search of stubble to use as straw.
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Meanwhile, the Egyptian slave drivers continued to push hard. “Meet your daily quota of bricks, just...
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Then they whipped the Israelite foremen they had put in charge of the work crews. “Why haven’t you m...
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So the Israelite foremen went to Pharaoh and pleaded with him. “Please don’t treat your servants lik...
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“We are given no straw, but the slave drivers still demand, ‘Make bricks!’ We are being beaten, but...
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But Pharaoh shouted, “You’re just lazy! Lazy! That’s why you’re saying, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifi...
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Now get back to work! No straw will be given to you, but you must still produce the full quota of br...
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The Israelite foremen could see that they were in serious trouble when they were told, “You must not...
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As they left Pharaoh’s court, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who were waiting outside for them.
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The foremen said to them, “May the LORD judge and punish you for making us stink before Pharaoh and...
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Then Moses went back to the LORD and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble on your own p...
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Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has been even more brutal to your people. And you...
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