Verse 14
Exodus 5:14
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And they that were over the works of the children of Israel were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks both yesterday and to day as before?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֻּכּ֗וּ שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר שָׂ֣מוּ עֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם נֹגְשֵׂ֥י פַרְעֹ֖ה לֵ/אמֹ֑ר מַדּ֡וּעַ לֹא֩ כִלִּיתֶ֨ם חָקְ/כֶ֤ם לִ/לְבֹּן֙ כִּ/תְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּם תְּמ֖וֹל גַּם הַ/יּֽוֹם
English Translation
And the officers of the children of Israel who were set over them by the taskmasters of Pharaoh were beaten, and they said to them, “Why have you not completed your task of brickmaking yesterday and today, as before?”
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Chapter 5 Context
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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