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Exodus 5:6

Pharaoh

4 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!”

5 Pharaoh also said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you would be stopping them from their labor.”

That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen:

7 “You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.

8 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.’

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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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That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen:
KJV
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
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The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying,
ASV
And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
DARBY
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
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And that day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
ÅB
Og samme dag befalte Farao arbeidsfogdene og oppsynsmennene over folket og sa:
OTB
Samme dag ga farao en befaling til oppsynsmennene og formennene som hadde ansvar for folket:
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Og samme dag bød Farao arbeidsfogdene og opsynsmennene over folket og sa:

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Exodus 5:19

    The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”

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  • Exodus 5:10

    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.

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  • Joshua 8:33

    All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.

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  • 2 Chronicles 26:11

    Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.

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  • Joshua 24:4

    and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

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  • Deuteronomy 16:18

    You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

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  • Exodus 3:7

    The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

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  • Exodus 5:13–15

    The taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, “Fulfill your quota each day, just as you did when straw was provided.”

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