Verse 8
Exodus 5:8
Geneva Bible
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Notwithstanding lay vpon them the nober of bricke, which they made in time past, diminish nothing thereof: for they be idle, therefore they crie, saying, Let vs go to offer sacrifice vnto our God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אֶת מַתְכֹּ֨נֶת הַ/לְּבֵנִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵם֩ עֹשִׂ֨ים תְּמ֤וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם֙ תָּשִׂ֣ימוּ עֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תִגְרְע֖וּ מִמֶּ֑/נּוּ כִּֽי נִרְפִּ֣ים הֵ֔ם עַל כֵּ֗ן הֵ֤ם צֹֽעֲקִים֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר נֵלְכָ֖ה נִזְבְּחָ֥ה לֵ/אלֹהֵֽי/נוּ
English Translation
And you shall set over them the design of the bricks which they are making yesterday and the day before; you shall not diminish from it, for they are weak; therefore, they are crying, saying, "Let us go and sacrifice to our God."
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Then afterwarde Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God (Elohim) of Israel...
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And Pharaoh saide, Who is the Lord, that I should heare his voyce, and let Israel go? I knowe not th...
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And they saide, We worship the God (Elohim) of the Ebrewes: we pray thee, let vs goe three daies iou...
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4
Then saide the King of Egypt vnto them, Moses and Aaron, why cause ye the people to cease from their...
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Pharaoh saide furthermore, Behold, much people is nowe in the lande, and ye make them leaue their bu...
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6
Therefore Pharaoh gaue commandement the same day vnto the taskemasters of the people, and to their o...
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Ye shall giue the people no more strawe, to make bricke (as in time past) but let them goe and gathe...
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8
Notwithstanding lay vpon them the nober of bricke, which they made in time past, diminish nothing th...
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Lay more worke vpon the men, and cause them to do it, and let the not regard vaine words.
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10
Then went the taskemasters of the people and their officers out, and tolde the people, saying, Thus...
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11
Goe your selues, get you strawe where yee can finde it, yet shall nothing of your labour bee diminis...
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12
Then were the people scattered abroade throughout all the land of Egypt, for to gather stubble in st...
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13
And the taskemasters hasted them, saying, Finish your dayes worke euery dayes taske, as ye did when...
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14
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaohs taskemasters had set ouer them, were beat...
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15
Then the officers of the children of Israel came, and cryed vnto Pharaoh, saying, Wherfore dealest t...
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There is no strawe giuen to thy seruantes, and they say vnto vs, Make bricke: and loe, thy seruants...
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But he said, Ye are to much idle: therfore ye say, Let vs goe to offer sacrifice to the Lord.
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Goe therefore nowe and worke: for there shall no strawe be giuen you, yet shall yee deliuer the whol...
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19
Then the officers of the children of Israel sawe them selues in an euill case, because it was saide,...
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20
And they met Moses and Aaron, which stood in their way as they came out from Pharaoh,
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21
To whom they said, The Lord looke vpon you and iudge: for yee haue made our sauour to stinke before...
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22
Wherefore Moses returned to the Lord, and saide, Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefor...
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For since I came to Pharaoh to speake in thy Name, he hath vexed this people, and yet thou hast not...
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