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And you have done nothing to rescue them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done evil to this people; neither have You delivered Your people at all.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people, and You have not rescued Your people at all.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people, and You have not delivered Your people at all.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Thy name, he has done harm to this people; and Thou hast not delivered Thy people at all.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people, and You have not delivered Your people at all.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has harmed <i>and</i> oppressed this people, and You have done nothing at all to rescue Your people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ever since I went in to Pharaoh to speak in your name he has caused trouble for this people, and you haven’t rescued your people at all.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ever since I went in to Pharaoh to speak in Your name he has caused trouble for this people, and You haven&#8217t delivered Your people at all.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath dealt ill with this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ever since you told me to speak to the king, he has caused nothing but trouble for these people. And you haven't done a thing to help." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath evil entreated this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak for you, he has treated your people cruelly, and you have done nothing at all to rescue your people."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Ever since I went to the king to speak for you, he has treated them cruelly. And you have done nothing to help them!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has caused trouble for this people, and you have done nothing to deliver your people."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the time I went to speak to Pharaoh in your name, he has caused trouble for this people, and you have certainly not rescued them!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people; neither have you delivered your people at all."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people. You have not rescued your people at all!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And since I have come to Pharaoh to speak in Your Name, he has done evil to this people, and You have not delivered Your people at all.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and since I have come unto Pharaoh, to speak in Thy name, he hath done evil to this people, and Thou hast not at all delivered Thy people.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And from the time I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he did evil to this people: and delivering, thou didst not deliver thy people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For from the time that I entered to Pharaoh, so as to speak in your name, he has afflicted your people. And you have not freed them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />From the time I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has treated this people badly, and you have done nothing to rescue your people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Since I first came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has mistreated this people, and you have done nothing at all to deliver your people.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For since the hour I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he has ill-treated this people; and thou hast not delivered thy people at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For from the hour I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, evil comes to this people, and you surely have not delivered your people.” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Thy name, he hath dealt ill with this people; neither hast Thou delivered Thy people at all.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For from the time that I went to Pharao to speak in thy name, he has afflicted this people, and thou hast not delivered thy people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/5-23.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=1130" 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">The Cry of the Israelites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>So Moses returned to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people? Is this why You sent me? <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ū·mê·’āz (Conj-w, Prep-m:: Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">Ever since</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I went</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <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/1696.htm" title="1696: lə·ḏab·bêr (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">to speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: biš·me·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">in Your name,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: hê·ra‘ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">he has brought trouble</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">on this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lā·‘ām (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and You have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: wə·haṣ·ṣêl (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: hiṣ·ṣal·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">in any way.”</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/6-9.htm">Exodus 6:9</a></span><br />Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19-20</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him. / So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3-4</a></span><br />But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, / Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-12.htm">Exodus 14:12</a></span><br />Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-12</a></span><br />But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-15.htm">Numbers 20:15-16</a></span><br />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/4-34.htm">Deuteronomy 4:34</a></span><br />Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26-29</a></span><br />And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin. / Otherwise, those in the land from which You brought us out will say, ‘Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land He had promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23-26</a></span><br />Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever. / Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression? / For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Psalm 74:1-2</a></span><br />A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture? / Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-7.htm">Psalm 77:7-9</a></span><br />“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again? / Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time? / Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Isaiah 63:15-19</a></span><br />Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained. / Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. / Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-8.htm">Jeremiah 14:8-9</a></span><br />O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night? / Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a></span><br />About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people; neither have you delivered your people at all.</p><p class="hdg">in thy name</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/118-26.htm">Psalm 118:26</a></b></br> Blessed <i>be</i> he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">Jeremiah 11:21</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/5-43.htm">John 5:43</a></b></br> I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.</p><p class="hdg">neither hast thou delivered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Isaiah 26:17,18</a></b></br> Like as a woman with child, <i>that</i> draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, <i>and</i> crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner <i>stone</i>, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/10-36.htm">Hebrews 10:36,37</a></b></br> For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/5-22.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/exodus/2-19.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/exodus/5-22.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/5-22.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/exodus/5-22.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/5-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/4-26.htm">Time</a> <a href="/exodus/5-22.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/exodus/5-9.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/10-2.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-33.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/6-11.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/8-9.htm">Time</a> <a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Words</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'; 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This phrase highlights Moses' obedience to God's command to confront Pharaoh. The act of speaking in God's name signifies authority and divine backing, yet Moses is perplexed by the lack of immediate success. This reflects the tension between divine promise and human expectation. The phrase also underscores the importance of God's name, which in the ancient Near Eastern context, represented His character and power. Moses' mission was not just a personal endeavor but a divine mandate.<p><b>he has brought trouble on this people</b><br>Pharaoh's response to Moses' request was to increase the Israelites' burdens, making their slavery even harsher. This phrase captures the immediate consequence of Moses' obedience, which was increased suffering for the Israelites. Historically, this reflects the oppressive nature of Egyptian rule over the Hebrews, who were forced into hard labor. Theologically, it illustrates the spiritual battle between God's purposes and the resistance of worldly powers. This trouble can be seen as a test of faith for both Moses and the Israelites, challenging them to trust in God's ultimate plan.<p><b>and You have not delivered Your people in any way.</b><br>Moses' lament here is a raw expression of doubt and disappointment. Despite God's promise of deliverance, the situation appears unchanged or even worse. This phrase highlights the theme of divine timing versus human impatience. It also foreshadows the eventual deliverance that God will accomplish, emphasizing that God's ways and timing are often beyond human understanding. This connects to the broader biblical narrative of waiting on God's promises, as seen in the lives of Abraham, Joseph, and later, the anticipation of the Messiah. Moses' words echo the cries of many believers who struggle with the apparent delay of God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The chosen leader of the Israelites, tasked by God to lead His people out of Egyptian bondage. In this verse, Moses is expressing his frustration and confusion to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, who is obstinate and refuses to let the Israelites go, increasing their burdens instead.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who are suffering under the harsh slavery imposed by Pharaoh.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, representing a place of bondage and oppression.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who has promised deliverance but whose timing and methods are questioned by Moses in this moment of doubt.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_timing.htm">Understanding God’s Timing</a></b><br>God’s timing is not our timing. Moses’ frustration highlights a common human struggle with waiting on God’s promises. Trust in God’s perfect timing is essential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_trials.htm">Faith Amidst Trials</a></b><br>Like Moses, believers may face increased trials even when following God’s commands. Faith requires perseverance and trust in God’s ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God’s Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite appearances, God is always faithful to His promises. Moses’ account reminds us that God’s deliverance may not come in the way or time we expect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_honest_communication_with_god.htm">Prayer and Honest Communication with God</a></b><br>Moses’ candid conversation with God shows that we can bring our doubts and frustrations to Him. Honest prayer is a vital part of a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_challenges.htm">Leadership Challenges</a></b><br>Leaders may face discouragement and opposition. Moses’ experience teaches that leadership requires reliance on God and steadfastness in the face of adversity.<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_is_true_friendship_in_the_bible.htm">What is faith's role in overcoming life's challenges?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_moses_confronting_pharaoh.htm">Exodus 5:1: Where is the historical or archaeological evidence of Moses confronting an Egyptian Pharaoh as described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_pharaoh_deny_knowing_israel's_god.htm">Exodus 5:2: Why would Pharaoh deny any knowledge of Israel's God if Moses was supposedly raised in the royal court?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He hath done evil to this people</span>. See above, vers. 7-9, and ver. 14. Pharaoh had increased the burdens of the whole nation, and in this way "done evil" to them. He had also brought the punishment of scourging on a number of the chiefs. Neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. The promised deliverance (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8, 20</a>) had not come - there was no sign of it - the people was suffering under a more cruel bondage than ever. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/5-23.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">Ever since</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵאָ֞ז</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I went</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֤אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹה֙</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">to speak</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדַבֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your name,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(biš·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has brought trouble</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵרַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָעָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">and You have not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">delivered</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַצֵּ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haṣ·ṣêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<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">in any way.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הִצַּ֖לְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṣ·ṣal·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/5-23.htm">Exodus 5:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/5-23.htm">Exodus 5:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/5-23.htm">Exodus 5:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/5-23.htm">Exodus 5:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/5-23.htm">Exodus 5:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/5-23.htm">Exodus 5:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/5-23.htm">Exodus 5:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/5-23.htm">Exodus 5:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/5-23.htm">Exodus 5:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/5-23.htm">Exodus 5:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/5-23.htm">OT Law: Exodus 5:23 For since I came to Pharaoh (Exo. 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