Verse 12
Exodus 5:12
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
12
And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֥פֶץ הָ/עָ֖ם בְּ/כָל אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְ/קֹשֵׁ֥שׁ קַ֖שׁ לַ/תֶּֽבֶן
English Translation
And the people scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
After these things Moses and Aaron went in, and said to Pharao: Thus saith the Lord God (Elohim) of...
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But he answered: Who is the Lord, that I should hear his voice, and let Israel go? I know not the Lo...
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And they said: The God (Elohim) of the Hebrews hath called us, to go three days' journey into the wi...
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The king of Egypt said to them: Why do you Moses and Aaron draw off the people from their works? Get...
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5
And Pharao said: The people of the land is numerous: you see that the multitude is increased: how mu...
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Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters of the people, s...
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7
You shall give straw no more to the people to make brick, as before: but let them go and gather stra...
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And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which they did before, neither shall you diminish an...
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9
Let them be oppressed, with works, and let them fulfill them: that they may not regard lying words.
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10
And the overseers of the works and the taskmasters went out and said to the people: Thus saith Phara...
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Go, and gather it where you can find it: neither shall any thing of your work be diminished.
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12
And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw.
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And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying: Fulfill your work every day as before you were...
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14
And they that were over the works of the children of Israel were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, s...
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15
And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou s...
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Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before: behold we thy servants are beaten wi...
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17
And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.
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Go therefore, and work: straw shall not be given you, and you shall deliver the accustomed number of...
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19
And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in evil case, because it was said to t...
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20
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood over against them as they came out from Pharao:
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And they said to them: The Lord see and judge, because you have made our savour to stink before Phar...
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And Moses returned to the Lord, and said: Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast...
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For since the time that I went in to Pharao to speak in thy name, he hath afflicted thy people: and...
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