Verse 23

Exodus 5:23

Bible in Basic English

23 For from the time when I came to Pharaoh to put your words before him, he has done evil to this people, and you have given them no help.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ/מֵ/אָ֞ז בָּ֤אתִי אֶל פַּרְעֹה֙ לְ/דַבֵּ֣ר בִּ/שְׁמֶ֔/ךָ הֵרַ֖ע לָ/עָ֣ם הַ/זֶּ֑ה וְ/הַצֵּ֥ל לֹא הִצַּ֖לְתָּ אֶת עַמֶּֽ/ךָ

English Translation

And then I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he did evil to this people, and you did not rescue your people.

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Chapter 5 Context

1 And after that, Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and said, The Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, say... Focus ↗

2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no know... Focus ↗

3 And they said, The God (Elohim) of the Hebrews has come to us: let us then go three days' journey in... Focus ↗

4 And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people away from their wor... Focus ↗

5 And Pharaoh said, Truly, the people of the land are increasing in number, and you are keeping them b... Focus ↗

6 The same day Pharaoh gave orders to the overseers and those who were responsible for the work, sayin... Focus ↗

7 Give these men no more dry stems for their brick-making as you have been doing; let them go and get... Focus ↗

8 But see that they make the same number of bricks as before, and no less: for they have no love for w... Focus ↗

9 Give the men harder work, and see that they do it; let them not give attention to false words. Focus ↗

10 And the overseers of the people and their responsible men went out and said to the people, Pharaoh s... Focus ↗

11 Go yourselves and get dry stems wherever you are able; for your work is not to be any less. Focus ↗

12 So the people were sent in all directions through the land of Egypt to get dry grass for stems. Focus ↗

13 And the overseers went on driving them and saying, Do your full day's work as before when there were... Focus ↗

14 And the responsible men of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's overseers had put over them, were... Focus ↗

15 Then the responsible men of the children of Israel came to Pharaoh, protesting and saying, Why are y... Focus ↗

16 They give us no dry stems and they say to us, Make bricks: and they give your servants blows; but it... Focus ↗

17 But he said, You have no love for work: that is why you say, Let us go and make an offering to the L... Focus ↗

18 Go now, get back to your work; no dry stems will be given to you, but you are to make the full numbe... Focus ↗

19 Then the responsible men of the children of Israel saw that they were purposing evil when they said,... Focus ↗

20 And they came face to face with Moses and Aaron, who were in their way when they came out from Phara... Focus ↗

21 And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh a... Focus ↗

22 And Moses went back to the Lord and said, Lord, why have you done evil to this people? why have you... Focus ↗

23 For from the time when I came to Pharaoh to put your words before him, he has done evil to this peop...

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