Exodus 6:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Moses spoke so to the children of Israel: but they did not listen to Moses because of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh slavery.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} spake{H1696} so unto the children{H1121} of Israel:{H3478} but they hearkened{H8085} not unto Moses{H4872} for anguish{H7115} of spirit,{H7307} and for cruel{H7186} bondage.{H5656}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} so unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: but they hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} not unto Moses{H4872} for anguish{H7115} of spirit{H7307}, and for cruel{H7186} bondage{H5656}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Moses tolde the children of Israel euen so: But they harkened not vnto Moses for anguyshe of sprete and for cruell bondage.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Moses tolde this vnto the childre of Israel. But they herkened not vnto him, for very anguysh of sprete, & for sore laboure.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So Moses told the children of Israel thus: but they hearkened not vnto Moses, for anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Moyses tolde the children of Israel euen so: but they hearkened not vnto Moyses for anguishe of spirite and for cruell bondage.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn't listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Moses speaketh so unto the sons of Israel, and they hearkened not unto Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for harsh service.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, but they gave no attention to him, because of the grief of their spirit and the cruel weight of their work.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn't listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and hard labor.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 5:21 : 21 And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge; because you have made our odor to be loathed in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.
  • Exod 14:12 : 12 Is not this the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than to die in the wilderness.
  • Num 21:4 : 4 And they journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
  • Job 21:4 : 4 As for me, is my complaint to a man? And if it were, why should my spirit not be troubled?
  • Prov 14:19 : 19 The evil will bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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    4 verses
    85%

    10 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    11 Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

    12 And Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

    13 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a charge to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

  • Deut 26:6
    77%

    6 And the Egyptians mistreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

  • 1 Sam 6:6
    77%

    6 Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When He had worked wonders among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?

  • Exod 6:5
    76%

    5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

  • Exod 1:12-14
    3 verses
    76%

    12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

    13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with rigor:

    14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, which they made them serve, was with rigor.

  • Num 14:39
    76%

    39 And Moses told these sayings to all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.

  • Exod 14:10-12
    3 verses
    76%

    10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were greatly afraid: and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD.

    11 And they said to Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? why have you dealt with us in this way, to bring us out of Egypt?

    12 Is not this the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than to die in the wilderness.

  • Neh 9:16
    75%

    16 But they and our forefathers acted proudly, hardened their necks, and did not heed Your commandments.

  • Exod 9:12
    75%

    12 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them; as the LORD had spoken to Moses.

  • Exod 5:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Why do you deal this way with your servants?

    16 There is no straw given to your servants, and they say to us, Make bricks: and behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.

  • Exod 9:35
    75%

    35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken through Moses.

  • Exod 2:23
    74%

    23 Now it happened, in the process of time, that the king of Egypt died. The children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

  • Num 20:15
    74%

    15 how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.

  • Exod 17:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 And the people were thirsty there for water; and the people grumbled against Moses, and said, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

    4 And Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.

  • 2 Kgs 18:12
    74%

    12 because they did not obey the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded, and neither would they listen to them nor do them.

  • Num 11:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent, and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.

    11 And Moses said to the LORD, Why have You afflicted Your servant? and why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You lay the burden of all this people upon me?

  • Exod 4:1
    74%

    1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice, for they will say, The LORD has not appeared to you.

  • Num 14:13
    74%

    13 And Moses said to the LORD, Then the Egyptians will hear it, (for you brought up this people in your might from among them;)

  • Ps 106:25
    74%

    25 But murmured in their tents, and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

  • Exod 32:9
    73%

    9 The LORD said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people.

  • Exod 14:15
    73%

    15 And the LORD said to Moses, Why do you cry to me? speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward:

  • Exod 6:28
    73%

    28 And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

  • Exod 11:10
    73%

    10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

  • Acts 7:39
    73%

    39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected him, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,

  • Exod 16:2
    73%

    2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

  • Num 14:2
    73%

    2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

  • Num 14:11
    73%

    11 And the LORD said to Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be before they believe me, for all the signs which I have shown among them?

  • Exod 3:9
    73%

    9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

  • Ps 106:32
    73%

    32 They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went badly with Moses for their sakes;

  • Exod 5:22
    73%

    22 And Moses returned to the Lord and said, Lord, why have you mistreated this people? Why is it that you have sent me?

  • Num 14:41
    73%

    41 And Moses said, Why now do you transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.

  • Exod 5:4
    72%

    4 And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people away from their work? Go back to your burdens.