Exodus 5:16
“There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Exodus 5:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Stroh wird deinen Knechten nicht gegeben, und man sagt zu uns: Machet Ziegel! Und siehe, deine Knechte werden geschlagen, und es ist die Schuld deines Volkes.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No se da paja á tus siervos, y con todo nos dicen: Haced el ladrillo. Y he aquí tus siervos son azotados, y tu pueblo cae en falta.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Não se dá palha a teus servos, e, contudo, nos dizem: Fazei os tijolos. E eis que teus servos são açoitados, e teu povo cai em falta.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não dás a nós, teus servos, mais palha, e ainda nos dizes: 'Fazei tijolos!' Nós, teus servos, somos castigados agora, mas esta falta é do teu povo".
📖 Exodus 5:16 in Context
14And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
15Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
16There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.
18Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
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