Verse 6
Exodus 5:6
World Messianic Bible
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The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, 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
1
Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Israe...
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2
Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don’t know Yahwe...
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3
They said, “The God (Elohim) of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days’ journey in...
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4
The king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get b...
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5
Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burden...
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6
The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
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“You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw fo...
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8
The number of the bricks, which they made before, you require from them. You shall not diminish anyt...
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9
Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it; and don’t let them pay any attention...
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10
The taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, “T...
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11
Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.’”
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12
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
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13
The taskmasters were urgent saying, “Fulfill your work quota daily, as when there was straw!”
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14
The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, a...
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15
Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you deal this...
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16
No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us, ‘Make brick!’ and behold, your servants are be...
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17
But he said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to Yahweh.’
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18
Go therefore now, and work, for no straw shall be given to you, yet you shall deliver the same numbe...
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19
The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble, when it was said, “You shall n...
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20
They met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came out from Pharaoh:
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21
and they said to them, “May Yahweh look at you, and judge, because you have made us a stench to be a...
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22
Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it th...
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23
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people; and you ha...
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