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Exodus Chapter 5

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EXODUS

Exodus 5

1After these things, Moses and Aaron went in, and said to Pharao: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Let my people go, that they may sacrifice to me in the desert.
Exodus 10:9, Exodus 10:9, 1 Kings 21:20, Exodus 3:18, Acts 4:29
2But he answered: Who is the Lord, that I should hear his voice, and let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.
Exodus 3:19, Exodus 3:19, Job 21:15, Job 21:15, 2 Kings 18:35
3And they said: The God of the Hebrews hath called us, to go three days' journey into the wilderness, and to sacrifice to the Lord our God; lest a pestilence or the sword fall upon us.
Exodus 3:18, Exodus 3:18, Ezra 7:23, Ezekiel 6:11, Deuteronomy 28:21
4The king of Egypt said to them: Why do you Moses and Aaron draw off the people from their works? Get you gone to your burdens.
Exodus 1:11, Exodus 1:11, Acts 24:5, Acts 16:20, Acts 16:21
5And Pharao said: The people of the land are numerous; you see that the multitude is increased; how much more if you give them rest from their works?
Exodus 1:7, Exodus 1:11, Proverbs 14:28, Exodus 1:7, Exodus 1:11
6Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the task-masters of the people, saying:
Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 5:13
7You shall give straw no more to the people to make brick, as before; but let them go and gather straw.
Genesis 24:25, Judges 19:19, Genesis 24:25, Judges 19:19
8And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which they did before; neither shall you diminish any thing thereof, for they are idle, and therefore they cry. saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Psalms 106:41, Psalms 106:41
9Let them be oppressed with works, and let them fulfil them; that they may not regard lying words.
Ephesians 5:6, Job 16:3, Jeremiah 43:2, Zechariah 1:6, Malachi 3:14
10And the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters, went out and said to the people: Thus saith Pharao: I allow you no straw;
Exodus 1:11, Exodus 1:11, Proverbs 29:12, Exodus 3:7, Proverbs 29:12
11Go, and gather it where you can find it; neither shall any thing of your work be diminished.
Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:14
12And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw.
Isaiah 47:14, Isaiah 5:24, Joel 2:5, Nahum 1:10, Obadiah 1:18
13And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying: Fulfil your work every day, as before ye were wont to do, when straw was given you.
14And they that were over the works of the children of Israel, were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks, both yesterday and to day, as before?
Isaiah 10:24, Isaiah 10:24
15And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants?
16Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before; behold we, thy servants, are beaten with whips, and thy people is unjustly dealt withal.
17And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.
Matthew 26:8, John 6:27, Exodus 5:8, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, 2 Thessalonians 3:11
18Go therefore and work: straw shall not be given you, and you shall deliver the accustomed number of bricks.
Ezekiel 18:18, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:13, Ezekiel 18:18, Daniel 2:9
19And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in evil case, because it was said to them: There shall not a whit be diminished of the bricks for every day.
Ecclesiastes 5:8, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Deuteronomy 32:36
20And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood over against them as they came out from Pharao:
21And they said to them: The Lord see and judge, because you have, made our savour to stink before Pharao and his servants, and you have given him a sword, to kill us.
Genesis 34:30, Genesis 34:30, Exodus 6:9, 1 Chronicles 19:6, 2 Samuel 10:6
22And Moses returned to the Lord, and said: Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou sent me?
Jeremiah 20:7, Jeremiah 20:7, 1 Kings 19:10, 1 Samuel 30:6, Numbers 11:11
23For since the time that I went in to Pharao to speak in thy name, he hath afflicted thy people: and thou hast not delivered them.
Isaiah 28:16, Jeremiah 11:21, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 10:37, Psalms 118:26

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