Exodus 14:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the Israelites. They said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and lost their services!”

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it was told{H5046} the king{H4428} of Egypt{H4714} that the people{H5971} were fled:{H1272} and the heart{H3824} of Pharaoh{H6547} and of his servants{H5650} was changed{H2015} towards the people,{H5971} and they said,{H559} What is this we have done,{H6213} that we have let Israel{H3478} go{H7971} from serving{H5647} us?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it was told{H5046}{(H8714)} the king{H4428} of Egypt{H4714} that the people{H5971} fled{H1272}{(H8804)}: and the heart{H3824} of Pharaoh{H6547} and of his servants{H5650} was turned{H2015}{(H8735)} against the people{H5971}, and they said{H559}{(H8799)}, Why have we done{H6213}{(H8804)} this, that we have let Israel{H3478} go{H7971}{(H8765)} from serving{H5647}{(H8800)} us?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And whe it was tolde the kynge of Egipte that the people fled, tha Pharaos harte and all his seruautes turned vnto the people ad. sayde why haue we this done, that we haue let Israel go out of oure seruyce?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan it was tolde ye kinge of Egipte, yt ye people fled, his hert & his seruauntes were turned agaynst ye people, & saide: Why haue we done this, that we haue let Israel go, yt they shulde not serue vs?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then it was told the King of Egypt, that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his seruants was turned against the people, and they sayde, Why haue we this done, and haue let Israel go out of our seruice?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it was tolde the kyng of Egypt that the people fledde. And the heart of Pharao and of his seruauntes turned agaynst the people, and they said: Why haue we done this, that we haue let Israel go out of our seruice?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it is declared to the king of Egypt that the people hath fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants is turned against the people, and they say, `What `is' this we have done? that we have sent Israel away from our service.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And word came to Pharaoh of the flight of the people: and the feeling of Pharaoh and of his servants about the people was changed, and they said, Why have we let Israel go, so that they will do no more work for us?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When it was reported to the king of Egypt that the people had fled, the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people, and the king and his servants said,“What in the world have we done? For we have released the people of Israel from serving us!”

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 105:25 : 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal deceitfully with his servants.
  • Jer 34:10-17 : 10 Now when all the princes and all the people, who had entered into the covenant, heard that everyone should let his male servant, and everyone his female servant go free, and that none should enslave themselves anymore, they obeyed and let them go. 11 But afterward they turned and forced the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids. 12 Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 13 Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying, 14 At the end of seven years let every man set free his Hebrew brother, who has been sold to you; and when he has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you. But your fathers did not listen to me, nor incline their ear. 15 And you had now turned and done what was right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and you had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name. 16 But you turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom you had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return and brought them into subjection, to be your servants and your handmaids. 17 Therefore thus says the LORD: You have not listened to me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbor; behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, says the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
  • Luke 11:24-26 : 24 When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house from which I came. 25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and cleaned. 26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
  • 2 Pet 2:20-22 : 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "The dog returns to his own vomit," and "the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."
  • Exod 12:33 : 33 And the Egyptians urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, 'We shall all be dead.'

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