Exodus 5:12

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 5:12

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

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KJV

King James Version

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

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WEB

World English Bible

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

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ASV

American Standard Version

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

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.

¹¹ Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it; but your workload will in no way be reduced.’”

¹² So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

¹³ The taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, “Fulfill your quota each day, just as you did when straw was provided.”

¹⁴ 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?”

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