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the land are now numerous, and you would be stopping them from their labor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now <i>are</i> many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land <i>are</i> many now, and you make them rest from their labor!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now many, and you would have them cease from their labors!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Again Pharaoh said, &#8220Look, the people of the land are now many, and you would have them cease from their labors!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Again Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now many, and you would have them cease from their labors!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now many, and you would have them cease from their hard labors!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now many, and you would have them stop their work!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh also said, “Look, the people of the land are so numerous, and you would stop them from their labor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh also said, &#8220Look, the people of the land are so numerous, and you would stop them from working.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh added, "Look how many people there are in the land! Do you want them to quit working?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You people have become more numerous than the Egyptians. And now you want to stop working!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said, "Look, the people in the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh also said, ?Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you would be stopping them from their labor.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh was thinking, "The people of the land are now many, and you are giving them rest from their labor." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said, "Look, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Pharaoh also says, “Behold, the people of the land [are] numerous now, and you have caused them to cease from their burdens!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Pharaoh also saith, 'Lo, numerous now is the people of the land, and ye have caused them to cease from their burdens!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Pharaoh will say, Behold, many now are the people of the land, and ye turned them away from their burdens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Pharao said: The people of the land is numerous: you see that the multitude is increased: how much more if you give them rest from their works? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said: “The people of the land are many. You see that the turmoil has increased: how much more if you give them rest from the works?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh continued, “Look how they are already more numerous than the people of the land, and yet you would give them rest from their labors!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Pharaoh continued, “Now they are more numerous than the people of the land and yet you want them to stop working!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said to them, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and you cause them to stop from their work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said to them, “Behold, now the people of the land are many, and you stop them from their works.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said: 'Behold, the people of the land are now many, and will ye make them rest from their burdens?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Pharao said, Behold now, the people is very numerous; let us not then give them rest from their work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/5-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=986" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/5.htm">Pharaoh's First Refusal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your labor!” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">also said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">“Look,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am (N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">are now numerous,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7673.htm" title="7673: wə·hiš·bat·tem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To repose, desist from exertion. A primitive root; to repose, i.e. Desist from exertion; used in many implied relations.">and you would be stopping</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5450.htm" title="5450: mis·siḇ·lō·ṯām (Prep-m:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A burden. From cebel; porterage.">from their labor.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11-14</a></span><br />So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. / But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. / They worked the Israelites ruthlessly ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-25</a></span><br />After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. / So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. / God saw the Israelites and took notice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-10</a></span><br />The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6-9</a></span><br />Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. / I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. / And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-16.htm">Exodus 7:16</a></span><br />Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/8-1.htm">Exodus 8:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-1.htm">Exodus 9:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-3.htm">Exodus 10:3</a></span><br />So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31-33</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested. / Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.” / And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-5.htm">Exodus 14:5</a></span><br />When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Numbers 20:14-21</a></span><br />From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, / how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, / and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-6.htm">Deuteronomy 26:6-8</a></span><br />But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor. / So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. / Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9-10</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-25.htm">Psalm 105:25-36</a></span><br />whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants. / He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen. / They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-4.htm">Isaiah 52:4</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and you make them rest from their burdens.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Exodus 1:7-11</a></b></br> And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/14-28.htm">Proverbs 14:28</a></b></br> In the multitude of people <i>is</i> the king's honour: but in the want of people <i>is</i> the destruction of the prince.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/5-4.htm">Burdens</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/genesis/11-8.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Increasing</a> <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/exodus/2-11.htm">Labors</a> <a href="/exodus/1-20.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/4-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-20.htm">Stopping</a> <a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Wish</a> <a href="/exodus/5-4.htm">Work</a> <a href="/genesis/29-30.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Burdens</a> <a href="/exodus/9-20.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/exodus/9-29.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-22.htm">Increasing</a> <a href="/exodus/9-2.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Labors</a> <a href="/exodus/10-14.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/9-32.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/numbers/22-26.htm">Stopping</a> <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Wish</a> <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/5-9.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/5-1.htm">Pharaoh chides Moses and Aaron for their message.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">He increases the Israelites' task.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/5-16.htm">He ignores their complaints.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">They cry out to Moses and Aaron.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/5-22.htm">Moses complains to God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Pharaoh also said</b><br>Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, represents the epitome of earthly power and opposition to God's will. His hardened heart is a recurring theme in Exodus, symbolizing resistance to divine authority. This phrase introduces Pharaoh's response to Moses and Aaron's request to let the Israelites go, highlighting his role as an antagonist in the narrative.<p><b>Look, the people of the land are now numerous</b><br>This acknowledges the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars (<a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>). The Israelites' population growth in Egypt is both a blessing and a perceived threat to Pharaoh, who fears their potential to rise against him (<a href="/exodus/1-9.htm">Exodus 1:9-10</a>). This fear leads to their oppression, setting the stage for God's deliverance.<p><b>and you would be stopping them from their labor</b><br>Pharaoh's concern is economic and political. The Israelites' labor was crucial to Egypt's economy, particularly in construction projects. This phrase underscores the harsh conditions of slavery and the dehumanizing view of the Israelites as mere laborers. It also foreshadows the increasing oppression they will face, which God will ultimately use to demonstrate His power and deliverance. The theme of rest versus labor is significant, as it contrasts with God's command for a Sabbath rest, pointing to spiritual rest found in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, representing the oppressive power that enslaved the Israelites. His heart was hardened against God's command to let the Israelites go.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a></b><br>God's chosen leaders to deliver the Israelites from slavery. They were sent to Pharaoh to demand the release of the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, who were living in Egypt as slaves. They were numerous and oppressed under harsh labor conditions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were enslaved. It symbolizes a place of bondage and oppression in the biblical account.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/labor.htm">Labor</a></b><br>The forced work imposed on the Israelites by the Egyptians. It represents the physical and spiritual bondage from which God intended to deliver His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_awareness_of_oppression.htm">God's Awareness of Oppression</a></b><br>Just as God was aware of the Israelites' suffering, He is aware of our struggles today. We can trust that He hears our cries and has a plan for our deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hardness_of_heart.htm">The Hardness of Heart</a></b><br>Pharaoh's refusal to listen to God's command is a warning against hardening our hearts to God's voice. We must remain open and obedient to His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_freedom.htm">The Value of Freedom</a></b><br>The Israelites' desire for freedom from labor reflects the human longing for spiritual freedom. In Christ, we find true liberation from the bondage of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_multiplication.htm">The Power of Multiplication</a></b><br>Despite oppression, the Israelites multiplied. This demonstrates God's ability to bless and grow His people even in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Moses and Aaron's courage to confront Pharaoh teaches us the importance of godly leadership and obedience to God's call, even in the face of opposition.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_high_sabbath.htm">What lessons does the story of Moses and Aaron teach?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_enslaved_leaders_safely_confront_pharaoh.htm">Exodus 5:20-21: Would enslaved leaders realistically have such direct access to Pharaoh and survive speaking against him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_meet_brick_quotas.htm">Exodus 5:7: How could the Israelites maintain the same brick quota without Egyptian-provided straw under harsh labor conditions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_moses_mean_by_'let_my_people_go'.htm">What did Moses mean by 'Let my people go'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">And Pharaoh said.</span>--Moses and Aaron having retired, <span class= "ital">re infecta,</span> Pharaoh turns to the officers of his court and reproaches them with allowing the Hebrews to be idle. They have time to hold meetings (<a href="/context/exodus/4-30.htm" title="And Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.">Exodus 4:30-31</a>), and listen to inflammatory harangues, and depute leaders to make very inconvenient proposals--why are they not kept closer to their tasks? Some change of system is requisite.<p><span class= "bld">Make them rest.</span>--Rather, "<span class= "ital">let them rest."</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The people are many</span>. This is added as an aggravation of the offence charged in the last verse. The people are numerous. Therefore the greater damage is done to the crown by putting a stop to their labours. With these words the first interview between the Israelite leaders and the Egyptian monarch ends. Moses and Aaron, we must suppose, retired discomfited from the royal presence. <p> CHAPTER 5:6-9 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/5-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Look,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵן־</span> <span class="translit">(hên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are now numerous,</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you would be stopping</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·bat·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7673.htm">Strong's 7673: </a> </span><span class="str2">To repose, desist from exertion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from their labor.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mis·siḇ·lō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5450.htm">Strong's 5450: </a> </span><span class="str2">Porterage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/5-5.htm">Exodus 5:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/5-5.htm">OT Law: Exodus 5:5 Pharaoh said Behold the people (Exo. 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