Exodus 5:14

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, `Wherefore have ye not completed your portion in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and to-day?'

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  • Isa 10:24 : 24 Therefore, thus said the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, `Be not afraid, my people, inhabiting Zion, because of Asshur, With a rod he doth smite thee, And his staff lifteth up against thee, in the way of Egypt.

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  • Exod 5:15-21
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    88%

    15And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, `Why dost thou thus to thy servants?

    16Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten -- and thy people hath sinned.'

    17And he saith, `Remiss -- ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;

    18and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give.'

    19And the authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, `Ye do not diminish from your bricks; the matter of a day in its day.'

    20And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh,

    21and say unto them, `Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants -- to give a sword into their hand to slay us.'

  • Exod 5:4-13
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    86%

    4And the king of Egypt saith unto them, `Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works? go to your burdens.'

    5Pharaoh also saith, `Lo, numerous now `is' the people of the land, and ye have caused them to cease from their burdens!'

    6And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,

    7`Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore -- they go and have gathered straw for themselves;

    8and the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making heretofore ye do put on them, ye do not diminish from it, for they are remiss, therefore they are crying, saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our God;

    9let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.'

    10And the exactors of the people, and its authorities, go out, and speak unto the people, saying, `Thus said Pharaoh, I do not give you straw,

    11ye -- go ye, take for yourselves straw where ye find `it', for there is nothing of your service diminished.'

    12And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,

    13and the exactors are making haste, saying, `Complete your works, the matter of a day in its day, as when there is straw.'

  • Exod 1:11-14
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    76%

    11And they set over it princes of tribute, so as to afflict it with their burdens, and it buildeth store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses;

    12and as they afflict it, so it multiplieth, and so it breaketh forth, and they are vexed because of the sons of Israel;

    13and the Egyptians cause the sons of Israel to serve with rigour,

    14and make their lives bitter in hard service, in clay, and in brick, and in every `kind' of service in the field; all their service in which they have served `is' with rigour.

  • Exod 14:5
    73%

    5And 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.'

  • Exod 6:9
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    9And Moses speaketh so unto the sons of Israel, and they hearkened not unto Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for harsh service.

  • Exod 14:11
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    11And they say unto Moses, `Because there are no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in a wilderness? what is this thou hast done to us -- to bring us out from Egypt?

  • 1 Sam 6:6
    70%

    6and why do ye harden your heart as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? do they not -- when He hath rolled Himself upon them -- send them away, and they go?

  • Deut 26:6
    69%

    6and the Egyptians do us evil, and afflict us, and put on us hard service;

  • Num 20:15
    69%

    15that our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers;