Verse 5

Exodus 5:5

Free Bible Version

5 “Look here,” he went on. “There are many of your people here in our country and you are preventing them from doing their assigned labor.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֔ה הֵן רַבִּ֥ים עַתָּ֖ה עַ֣ם הָ/אָ֑רֶץ וְ/הִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֖/ם מִ/סִּבְלֹתָֽ/ם

English Translation

And Pharaoh said, "Behold, the people are many now in the land, and you have stopped them from their burdens."

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Chapter 5 Context

1 After this Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of... Focus ↗

2 “Who is this ‘Lord’ that I should listen to his request to let Israel go?” Pharaoh replied. “I don't... Focus ↗

3 “The God (Elohim) of the Hebrews came to us,” they added. “Please allow us to go a three-day journey... Focus ↗

4 “Moses and Aaron, why are you trying to take people away from their assigned labor?” Pharaoh asked.... Focus ↗

5 “Look here,” he went on. “There are many of your people here in our country and you are preventing t...

6 That very day he ordered the slave drivers and those in charge of the people: Focus ↗

7 “Don't give them any more straw to make bricks like before. Have them go and collect the straw thems... Focus ↗

8 But still make them produce the same quantity of bricks as before. They're lazy people—that's why th... Focus ↗

9 Make their work harder so they can get on with it and not pay any attention to all these lies!” Focus ↗

10 So the slave drivers and those in charge went out and told the people, “This is what Pharaoh has ord... Focus ↗

11 Go and get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, because your work quota won't be reduced.’... Focus ↗

12 The slave drivers kept on forcing them, saying, “You still have to do the same work as you did when... Focus ↗

13 They beat the Israelite supervisors they had put in charge, shouting at them, “Why haven't you met y... Focus ↗

14 The Israelite supervisors went to Pharaoh to complain, saying, “Why are you treating us your servant... Focus ↗

15 You don't give us any straw but your slave drivers demand that we make bricks, and they beat us! You... Focus ↗

16 “No, you're just lazy, lazy people!” Pharaoh replied. “That's why you keep on asking, ‘Please let us... Focus ↗

17 Now get out of here and go back to work! You won't be given any straw but you'll still have to produ... Focus ↗

18 The Israelite supervisors realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce th... Focus ↗

19 They went over to Moses and Aaron who were waiting for them after their meeting with Pharaoh, Focus ↗

20 and said, “May the Lord see what you have done and judge you accordingly! You have made us like a ba... Focus ↗

21 Moses went back to the Lord and complained, “Why have you caused all this trouble for your own peopl... Focus ↗

22 Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak for you, he has been even harder on your people, and you haven... Focus ↗

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