Exodus 5
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Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'Let my people go, that they may hold t a feast to me in the wilderness.'"
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But Pharaoh said, u "Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover, v I will not let Israel go."
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Then they said, "The w God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword."
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But the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get back to your x burdens."
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And Pharaoh said, "Behold, y the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens!"
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The same day Pharaoh commanded the z taskmasters of the people and their a foremen,
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"You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as in the past; let them go and gather straw for themselves.
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But the number of bricks that they made in the past you shall impose on them, you shall by no means reduce it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, 'Let us go and offer sacrifice to our God.'
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Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words."
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So the b taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people, "Thus says Pharaoh, 'I will not give you straw.
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Go and get your straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced in the least.'"
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So the people were scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
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The c taskmasters were urgent, saying, "Complete your work, your daily task each day, as when there was straw."
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And the foremen of the people of Israel, whom Pharaoh's c taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, "Why have you not done all your task of making bricks today and yesterday, as in the past?"
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Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, "Why do you treat your servants like this?
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No straw is given to your servants, yet they say to us, 'Make bricks!' And behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people."
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But he said, "You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.'
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Go now and work. No straw will be given you, but you must still deliver the same number of bricks."
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The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, "You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day."
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They met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them, as they came out from Pharaoh;
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and d they said to them, "The Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us."
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Then Moses turned to the Lord and said, "O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me?
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For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all."
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Cross References
Exodus 10:9
Moses said, "We will go with our young and our old. We will go with our sons and daughters and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the Lord.
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Cross References
2 Kings 18:35
Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their lands out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?'
Job 21:15
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit do we get if we pray to him?
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Cross References
Exodus 3:19
But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand.
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Cross References
Exodus 3:18
And they will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.
Exodus 7:16
And you shall say to him, 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, "Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness. But so far, you have not obeyed.
Exodus 9:1
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, "Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus 9:13
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, "Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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Cross References
Exodus 1:11
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses.
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Cross References
Exodus 1:7
But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:9
And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
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Cross References
Exodus 3:7
Then the Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings.
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Cross References
Exodus 5:14 - 15
And the foremen of the people of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, "Why have you not done all your task of making bricks today and yesterday, as in the past?
Exodus 5:19
The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, "You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.
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Cross References
Exodus 3:7
Then the Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings.
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Cross References
Exodus 3:7
Then the Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings.
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Cross References
Exodus 5:13
The taskmasters were urgent, saying, "Complete your work, your daily task each day, as when there was straw.
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Cross References
Exodus 6:9
Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.
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