Exodus 5:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 5:4

2 And Pharaoh said, ^a“Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, ^bnor will I let Israel go.”

3 So they said, ^a“The God of the Hebrews has ^bmet with us. Please, let us go three days’ journey into the desert and sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest He fall upon us with ^cpestilence or with the sword.”

4 Then the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people from their work? Get back to your ^alabor.”

5 And Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are ^amany now, and you make them rest from their labor!”

6 So the same day Pharaoh commanded the ^ataskmasters of the people and their officers, saying,

7 “You shall no longer give the people straw to make ^abrick as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 5:4

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American Standard Version
And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

Amplified® Bible
The king of Egypt said to Moses and Aaron, Why do you take the people from their jobs? Get to your burdens!

Contemporary English Version
The king said, "Moses and Aaron, why are you keeping these people from working? Look how many you are keeping from doing their work. Now everyone get back to work!"

Darby English Version
And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, wish to have the people go off from their works? Away, to your burdens!

Good News Bible
The king said to Moses and Aaron, "What do you mean by making the people neglect their work? Get those slaves back to work!

King James Version
And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

New American Standard Bible
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 labors!"

New International Version
But the king of Egypt said, "Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labor? Get back to your work!"

New King James Version
Then the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people from their work? Get back to your labor.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
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 labors!"

Revised Standard Version
But the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get to your burdens."

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

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