Exodus Chapter 5
5:1 | And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of ![]() |
5:2 | And Pharaoh said, Who [is] the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let ![]() ![]() |
5:3 | And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three ![]() ![]() |
5:4 | And the ![]() ![]() |
5:5 | And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now [are] many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. |
5:6 | And Pharaoh commanded the same ![]() |
5:7 | Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. |
5:8 | And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish [ought] thereof: for they [be] idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go [and] sacrifice to our God. |
5:9 | Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. |
5:10 | And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. |
5:11 | Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished. |
5:12 | So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. |
5:13 | And the taskmasters hasted [them], saying, Fulfil your works, [your] daily tasks, as when there was straw. |
5:14 | And the officers of the children of ![]() ![]() |
5:15 | Then the officers of the children of ![]() |
5:16 | There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants [are] beaten; but the fault [is] in thine own people. |
5:17 | But he said, Ye [are] idle, [ye are] idle: therefore ye say, Let us go [and] ![]() |
5:18 | Go therefore now, [and] work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. |
5:19 | And the officers of the children of ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5:20 | And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: |
5:21 | And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a ![]() |
5:22 | And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou [so] ![]() |
5:23 | For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done ![]() |