Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
After
that,
Moses and Aaron went
to
Pharaoh
and said
, “This
is
what
the
LORD
, the
God of Israel, says:
‘Let
My people go
, so
that
they may
hold
a feast to Me in the wilderness .’”
And
afterwards
have
Moses and Aaron entered,
and they
say
unto
Pharaoh
, `Thus
said
Jehovah
, God of Israel, Send
My people away
, and
they keep
a feast to Me in the wilderness ;'
But
Pharaoh replied
, “
Who is the
LORD
that I should
obey
His voice and
let
Israel go
? I do
not know
the
LORD
, and I will
not let
Israel
go
. ”
and
Pharaoh saith
, `
Who `
is '
Jehovah,
that I hearken
to
His voice ,
to
send
Israel away
? I have
not known
Jehovah
, and Israel
also
I do
not send
away
. '
“
The God of the Hebrews has
met with us, ”
they
answered.
“Please
let us go on
a three-day
journey into the wilderness to
sacrifice to the
LORD
our God, or
He may
strike
us with plagues
or with the
sword. ”
And
they
say,
`
The God of the Hebrews hath
met with us, let us go ,
we
pray
thee,
a journey of
three
days
into the wilderness ,
and
we
sacrifice to Jehovah
our God, lest
He meet
us with pestilence
or with sword. '
But
the king of Egypt said
to
them, “
Moses and Aaron, why
do you
draw
the people away
from their
work
? Get
back
to your labor!”
And
the king of Egypt saith
unto
them, `Why,
Moses and Aaron, do ye
free
the people from its
works
? go
to your burdens.'
Pharaoh also said
, “Look
, the people of the land are
now
numerous
, and you
would
be
stopping
them from their labor.”
Pharaoh also saith
, `Lo
, numerous
now
`is'
the people of the land, and ye
have
caused
them to
cease
from their burdens!'
That same
day Pharaoh
commanded
the taskmasters
of
the people and their
foremen:
And
Pharaoh
commandeth,
on
that day ,
the exactors
among
the people and its
authorities,
saying,
“You
shall
no
longer
supply
the people with
straw
for making bricks .
They must
go and gather
their
own
straw .
`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;
But
require
of
them
the same
quota
of bricks as
before;
do not reduce
it .
For they are lazy;
that
is
why
they are crying out
, ‘
Let us go and
sacrifice to our God .’
and
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 ;
Make
the work
harder
on the men so
they
will
be
occupied
and pay
no
attention
to
these
lies
. ”
let
the service
be
heavy
on the men ,
and let
them
work
at
it,
and
not
be
dazzled
by
lying
words
. '
So
the
taskmasters
and foremen
of the people went
out and said
to
them
, “This
is
what
Pharaoh says:
‘
I am
no
longer
giving
you straw .
And 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 ,
Go and
get
your
own
straw wherever
you
can
find it ;
but
your workload
will
in
no
way
be
reduced
. ’”
ye
--
go ye,
take
for
yourselves
straw where
ye
find `
it ',
for
there
is
nothing
of
your service
diminished
. '
So
the people scattered all
over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw .
And
the people is
scattered over all
the land of Egypt ,
to gather stubble for straw ,
The taskmasters
kept
pressing
them
, saying, “Fulfill
your quota
each
day, just
as you
did
when straw was
provided
. ”
and
the exactors
are
making
haste
, saying, `Complete
your works,
the
matter
of
a
day in
its
day
, as when there
is
straw. '
Then
the Israelite
foremen
, whom Pharaoh’s
taskmasters
had
set
over
the people
, were
beaten and
asked
, “Why
have you
not fulfilled
your quota
of
bricks
yesterday
or
today,
as you
did
before
? ”
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
? '
So
the Israelite
foremen
went
and appealed
to
Pharaoh :
“
Why are
you
treating
your
servants this
way
?
And
the authorities
of
the
sons
of
Israel
come
in
and cry
unto
Pharaoh ,
saying,
`
Why dost
thou
thus
to
thy
servants?
No
straw has
been
given to your
servants, yet
we
are told
, ‘
Make bricks !’
Look
, your
servants are being
beaten,
but
the
fault
is
with
your
own
people. ”
Straw 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
. '
“You
are slackers!”
Pharaoh
replied.
“Slackers!
That
is
why
you
keep
saying, ‘
Let us go and
sacrifice to the
LORD.’
And
he
saith,
`Remiss
--
ye
are remiss,
therefore
ye
are
saying, Let us go ,
let
us
sacrifice to Jehovah;
Now get
to work.
You will
be
given
no
straw
, yet
you
must
deliver
the full
quota
of bricks. ”
and
now ,
go,
serve;
and
straw
is
not
given
to you, and
the measure
of bricks ye
do
give
. '
The Israelite
foremen
realized
they
were
in trouble
when
they
were
told
, “You
must
not reduce
your daily
quota
of
bricks. ”
And
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
. '
When
they
left
Pharaoh,
they confronted
Moses and Aaron ,
who
stood
waiting
to meet them .
And
they meet
Moses and Aaron standing
to meet them ,
in
their
coming
out
from
Pharaoh,
“May
the
LORD
look upon you and judge you
, ”
the
foremen
said,
“for
you
have made
us
a
stench
before
Pharaoh and his
officials;
you
have
placed
in their
hand
a sword to kill
us !”
and
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 .'
So
Moses returned
to
the
LORD
and asked
, “
Lord, why have
You
brought
trouble
upon
this people? Is this why
You
sent me ?
And
Moses turneth
back
unto
Jehovah,
and saith
, `
Lord, why hast
Thou
done
evil
to
this people? why
`
is '
this ?
--
Thou
hast
sent me !
Ever
since I went
to
Pharaoh to speak in Your
name, he has
brought
trouble
on
this people, and You
have
not delivered Your
people in
any
way
. ”
and
since I have
come
unto
Pharaoh ,
to speak in Thy
name, he hath
done
evil
to
this people, and Thou
hast
not at
all
delivered Thy
people. '
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