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[1] Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’ ” [2] Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don’t know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go.” [3] They said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.” [4] The king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens!” [5] Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens.” [6] The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying, [7] “You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves. [8] You shall require from them the number of the bricks which they made before. You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, saying, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to our God.’ [9] Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it. Don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.” [10] The taskmasters of the people went out with their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you straw. [11] Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.’ ” [12] So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. [13] The taskmasters were urgent saying, “Fulfill your work quota daily, as when there was straw!” [14] The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and were asked, “Why haven’t you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?” [15] Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you deal this way with your servants? [16] No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us, ‘Make brick!’ and behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.” [17] But Pharaoh said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to Yahweh.’ [18] Go therefore now, and work; for no straw shall be given to you; yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!” [19] The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble when it was said, “You shall not diminish anything from your daily quota of bricks!” [20] They met Moses and Aaron, who stood along the way, as they came out from Pharaoh. [21] They said to them, “May Yahweh look at you and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us!” [22] Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me? [23] For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people. You have not rescued your people at all!”
King James Version
Request to Pharaoh
[1] And afterward H310 Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 went in, H935 (QalPerf) and told H559 (QalImpf) Pharaoh, H6547 Thus saith H559 (QalPerf) the Lord H3068 God H430 of Israel, H3478 Let my people H5971 go, H7971 (PielImpv) that they may hold a feast H2287 (QalImpf) unto me in the wilderness. H4057 [2] And Pharaoh H6547 said, H559 (QalImpf) Who is the Lord, H3068 that I should obey H8085 (QalImpf) his voice H6963 to let Israel H3478 go? H7971 (PielInf) I know H3045 (QalPerf) not the Lord, H3068 neither will I let Israel H3478 go. H7971 (PielImpf) [3] And they said, H559 (QalImpf) The God H430 of the Hebrews H5680 hath met H7122 (NiphPerf) with us: let us go, H3212 (QalImpf) we pray thee, three H7969 days’ H3117 journey H1870 into the desert, H4057 and sacrifice H2076 (QalImpf) unto the Lord H3068 our God; H430 lest he fall H6293 (QalImpf) upon us with pestilence, H1698 or with the sword. H2719 [4] And the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 said H559 (QalImpf) unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses H4872 and Aaron, H175 let H6544 (HiphImpf) the people H5971 from their works? H4639 get H3212 (QalImpv) you unto your burdens. H5450 [5] And Pharaoh H6547 said, H559 (QalImpf) Behold, the people H5971 of the land H776 now are many, H7227 and ye make them rest H7673 (HiphPerf) from their burdens. H5450 [6] And Pharaoh H6547 commanded H6680 (PielImpf) the same day H3117 the taskmasters H5065 (QalActPtc) of the people, H5971 and their officers, H7860 (QalActPtc) saying, H559 (QalInf) [7] Ye shall no more H3254 (HiphImpf) give H5414 (QalInf) the people H5971 straw H8401 to make H3835 (QalInf) brick, H3843 as heretofore: H8032 let them go H3212 (QalImpf) and gather H7197 (PoelPerf) straw H8401 for themselves. [8] And the tale H4971 of the bricks, H3843 which they did make H6213 (QalActPtc) heretofore, H8032 ye shall lay H7760 (QalImpf) upon them; ye shall not diminish H1639 (QalImpf) ought thereof: for they be idle; H7503 (NiphPtc) therefore they cry, H6817 (QalActPtc) saying, H559 (QalInf) Let us go H3212 (QalImpf) and sacrifice H2076 (QalImpf) to our God. H430 [9] Let there more work H5656 be laid H3513 (QalImpf) upon the men, H582§ that they may labour H6213 (QalImpf) therein; and let them not regard H8159 (QalImpf) vain H8267 words. H1697 [10] And the taskmasters H5065 (QalActPtc) of the people H5971 went out, H3318 (QalImpf) and their officers, H7860 (QalActPtc) and they spake H559 (QalImpf) to the people, H5971 saying, H559 (QalInf) Thus saith H559 (QalPerf) Pharaoh, H6547 I will not give H5414 (QalActPtc) you straw. H8401 [11] Go H3212 (QalImpv) ye, get H3947 (QalImpv) you straw H8401 where H834 ye can find H4672 (QalImpf) it: yet H3588 not ought H1697 of your work H5656 shall be diminished. H1639 (NiphPtc) [12] So the people H5971 were scattered abroad H6327 (HiphImpf) throughout all the land H776 of Egypt H4714 to gather H7197 (PoelInf) stubble H7179 instead of straw. H8401 [13] And the taskmasters H5065 (QalActPtc) hasted H213 (QalPtc) them, saying, H559 (QalInf) Fulfil H3615 (PielImpv) your works, H4639 your daily H3117 tasks, H1697§ as when there was H1961 (QalInf) straw. H8401 [14] And the officers H7860 (QalActPtc) of the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 which Pharaoh’s H6547 taskmasters H5065 (QalActPtc) had set H7760 (QalPerf) over them, were beaten, H5221 (HophImpf) and demanded, H559 (QalInf) Wherefore have ye not fulfilled H3615 (PielPerf) your task H2706 in making brick H3835 (QalInf) both yesterday H8543 and to day, H3117 as heretofore? H8032 [15] Then the officers H7860 (QalActPtc) of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 came H935 (QalImpf) and cried H6817 (QalImpf) unto Pharaoh, H6547 saying, H559 (QalInf) Wherefore dealest H6213 (QalImpf) thou thus with thy servants? H5650 [16] There is no straw H8401 given H5414 (NiphPtc) unto thy servants, H5650 and they say H559 (QalActPtc) to us, Make H6213 (QalImpv) brick: H3843 and, behold, thy servants H5650 are beaten; H5221 (HophPtc) but the fault H2398 (QalPerf) is in thine own people. H5971 [17] But he said, H559 (QalImpf) Ye are idle, H7503 (NiphPtc) ye are idle: H7503 (NiphPtc) therefore ye say, H559 (QalActPtc) Let us go H3212 (QalImpf) and do sacrifice H2076 (QalImpf) to the Lord. H3068 [18] Go H3212 (QalImpv) therefore now, and work; H5647 (QalImpv) for there shall no straw H8401 be given H5414 (NiphImpf) you, yet shall ye deliver H5414 (QalImpf) the tale H8506 of bricks. H3843 [19] And the officers H7860 (QalActPtc) of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 did see H7200 (QalImpf) that they were in evil H7451 case, after it was said, H559 (QalInf) Ye shall not minish H1639 (QalImpf) ought from your bricks H3843 of your daily H3117 task. H1697 [20] And they met H6293 (QalImpf) Moses H4872 and Aaron, H175 who stood H5324 (NiphPtc) in the way, H7125 (QalInf) as they came forth H3318 (QalInf) from Pharaoh: H6547 [21] and they said H559 (QalImpf) unto them, The Lord H3068 look H7200 (QalImpf) upon you, and judge; H8199 (QalImpf) because ye have made our savour H7381 to be abhorred H887 (HiphPerf)§ in the eyes H5869 of Pharaoh, H6547 and in the eyes H5869 of his servants, H5650 to put H5414 (QalInf) a sword H2719 in their hand H3027 to slay H2026 (QalInf) us. [22] And Moses H4872 returned H7725 (QalImpf) unto the Lord, H3068 and said, H559 (QalImpf) Lord, H136 wherefore hast thou so evil entreated H7489 (HiphPerf) this people? H5971 why is it that thou hast sent H7971 (QalPerf) me? [23] For since I came H935 (QalPerf) to Pharaoh H6547 to speak H1696 (PielInf) in thy name, H8034 he hath done evil H7489 (HiphPerf) to this people; H5971 neither hast thou delivered H5337 (HiphPerf)§ thy people H5971 at all. H5337 (HiphInf)Footnotes
- § 5:9 Heb. let the work be heavy upon the men
- § 5:13 Heb. a matter of a day in his day
- § 5:21 Heb. to stink
- § 5:23 Heb. delivering thou hast not delivered
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