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Exodus 5:15-6:8
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 5:15-6:8
New American Standard Bible
15 Then the foremen of the sons of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you deal this way with your servants? 16 There is no straw given to your servants, yet they keep saying to us, ‘Make bricks!’ And behold, your servants are being beaten; but it is the fault of your own people.” 17 But he said, “You are (A)lazy, very lazy; for that reason you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ 18 So go now and work; for you will be given no straw, but you must deliver the quota of bricks.” 19 The foremen of the sons of Israel saw that they were in trouble, [a]since they were told, “You must not reduce [b]your daily amount of bricks.” 20 When they left Pharaoh’s presence, they met Moses and Aaron as they were [c]waiting for them. 21 And (B)they said to them, “(C)May the Lord look upon you and judge you, because you have (D)made [d]us repulsive in Pharaoh’s sight and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us!”
22 Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “(E)Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You ever send me? 23 Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people, (F)and You have not rescued Your people at all.”
God Promises Action
6 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for [e](G)under compulsion he will let them go, and [f]under compulsion he will drive them out of his land.”
2 God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am (H)the Lord; 3 and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as [g](I)God Almighty, but by (J)My name, [h]Lord, I did not make Myself known to them. 4 I also established (K)My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the [i]land in which they lived as strangers. 5 Furthermore I have (L)heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant. 6 Say, therefore, to the sons of Israel, ‘(M)I am the Lord, and (N)I will bring you out from under the labors of the Egyptians, and I will rescue you from their bondage. I will also (O)redeem you with (P)an outstretched arm, and with great judgments. 7 Then I will take you [j](Q)as My people, and (R)I will be [k]your God; and (S)you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the labors of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you to the land which (T)I [l]swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and (U)I will give it to you as a possession; (V)I am the Lord.’”
Footnotes
- Exodus 5:19 Lit saying
- Exodus 5:19 Lit from your bricks the matter of a day in its day
- Exodus 5:20 Lit standing to meet
- Exodus 5:21 Lit our odor stink
- Exodus 6:1 Lit by a strong hand
- Exodus 6:1 Lit by a strong hand
- Exodus 6:3 Heb El Shaddai
- Exodus 6:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Exodus 6:4 Lit land of their sojournings in which...
- Exodus 6:7 Lit to Me for a people
- Exodus 6:7 Lit to you for a God
- Exodus 6:8 Lit lifted up My hand
Exodus 5:15-6:8
New International Version
Exodus 5:15-6:8
New International Version
15 Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why have you treated your servants this way? 16 Your servants are given no straw, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
17 Pharaoh said, “Lazy, that’s what you are—lazy!(A) That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ 18 Now get to work.(B) You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks.”
19 The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.” 20 When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them, 21 and they said, “May the Lord look on you and judge(C) you! You have made us obnoxious(D) to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword(E) in their hand to kill us.”(F)
God Promises Deliverance
22 Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people?(G) Is this why you sent me? 23 Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued(H) your people at all.”
6 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand(I) he will let them go;(J) because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”(K)
2 God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord.(L) 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,[a](M) but by my name(N) the Lord[b](O) I did not make myself fully known to them. 4 I also established my covenant(P) with them to give them the land(Q) of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.(R) 5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning(S) of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.(T)
6 “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.(U) I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem(V) you with an outstretched arm(W) and with mighty acts of judgment.(X) 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God.(Y) Then you will know(Z) that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you to the land(AA) I swore(AB) with uplifted hand(AC) to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob.(AD) I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’”(AE)
Footnotes
- Exodus 6:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
- Exodus 6:3 See note at 3:15.
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