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Exodus 5:17

15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

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.

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.

18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’
KJV
But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
WEB
But Pharaoh said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to the LORD.’
ASV
But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.
DARBY
And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.
BLB
And he said, “You⁺ [are] idle—idle! Upon thus you⁺ are saying, ‘Let us go, let us sacrifice to YHWH.’
ÅB
Men han sa: Dovne er dere, dovne! Derfor sier dere: Vi vil gå og ofre til Herren.
OTB
Men farao sa: «Dere er late, veldig late; det er derfor dere sier: 'La oss gå og ofre til Herren.'
B1930
Men han sa: Dovne er I, dovne! Derfor sier I: Vi vil gå og ofre til Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 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.

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  • John 6:27

    Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

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  • Matthew 26:8

    But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

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  • 2 Thessalonians 3:10–11

    For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

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