Exodus 5:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 5:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

But Pharaoh said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to the LORD.’

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 5

¹⁵ So the Israelite foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why are you treating your servants this way?

¹⁶ 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.”

¹⁷ “You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’

¹⁸ Now get to work. You will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks.”

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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