Verse 6
Exodus 5:6
Young's Literal Translation
6
And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְצַ֥ו פַּרְעֹ֖ה בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֑וּא אֶת הַ/נֹּגְשִׂ֣ים בָּ/עָ֔ם וְ/אֶת שֹׁטְרָ֖י/ו לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
And Pharaoh commanded on that day the taskmasters over the people and his officers, saying.
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Chapter 5 Context
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And afterwards have Moses and Aaron entered, and they say unto Pharaoh, 'Thus said Jehovah, God (Elo...
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and Pharaoh saith, 'Who [is] Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not k...
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And they say, 'The God (Elohim) of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey...
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And the king of Egypt saith unto them, 'Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works?...
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Pharaoh also saith, 'Lo, numerous now [is] the people of the land, and ye have caused them to cease...
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And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,
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'Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore -- they go an...
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and the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making heretofore ye do put on them, ye do not...
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let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.'
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And the exactors of the people, and its authorities, go out, and speak unto the people, saying, 'Thu...
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ye -- go ye, take for yourselves straw where ye find [it], for there is nothing of your service dimi...
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And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,
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and the exactors are making haste, saying, 'Complete your works, the matter of a day in its day, as...
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And the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are b...
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And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, 'Why dost thou thus...
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Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are...
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And he saith, 'Remiss -- ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jeho...
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and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give.'
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And the authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, 'Ye do not diminish from y...
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And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh,
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and say unto them, 'Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have caused our fragrance to stink...
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And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why [...
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and since I have come unto Pharaoh, to speak in Thy name, he hath done evil to this people, and Thou...
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