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Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let more work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it, and let them not regard false words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let the labor be heavier on the men, and have them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Let the labor be heavier on the men, and let them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Let the labor be heavier on the men, and let them work at it that they may pay no attention to false words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let <i>their</i> slavery be hard on the men, and let them work at it so that they will have no regard for false words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let labor be heavier on the men, and let them work [hard] at it so that they will pay no attention to [their God’s] lying words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Impose heavier work on the men. Then they will be occupied with it and not pay attention to deceptive words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Impose heavier work on the men. Then they will be occupied with it and not pay attention to deceptive words.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard lying words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Make them work so hard that they won't have time to listen to these lies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard lying words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Make the work harder for these people so that they will be too busy to listen to lies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Make them work harder and keep them busy, so that they won't have time to listen to a pack of lies." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So increase the work load on the people, and let them do it so they don't pay attention to deceptive speeches."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Make the work harder for the men so they will keep at it and pay no attention to lying words!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let heavier work be laid on the men, so they may labor at it and pay no attention to lying words."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let more work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein: and let them not regard vain words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it. Don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The work shall be heavy upon the men, and they shall work in it, and they shall not look upon empty words.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let them be oppressed, with works, and let them fulfill them: that they may not regard lying words. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They shall be oppressed with works, and these shall occupy them, so that they may not agree to lying words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Increase the work for the men, so that they attend to it and not to deceitful words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let heavier work be laid on them; then they will labor at it and pay no attention to deceptive words.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let more work be assigned to the men, that they may be occupied, so that they may not think to engage in vain conversations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You will increase the work on the men and they will attend to it and they will not attend to empty words.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard lying words.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let the works of these men be made grievous, and let them care for these things, and not care for vain words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/5-9.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=1018" 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">Bricks and Straw</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’ <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: tiḵ·baḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">Make the work harder</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: hā·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·ya·‘ă·śū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">so they will be occupied</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8159.htm" title="8159: yiš·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to gaze at or about; by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed or bewildered.">and pay no attention</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: šā·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">to these lies.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: bə·ḏiḇ·rê- (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>So the taskmasters and foremen of the people went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am no longer giving you straw.…<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/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/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/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-24</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-9</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/4-29.htm">Exodus 4:29-31</a></span><br />Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites, / and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people, / and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.<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/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15</a></span><br />When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-7.htm">Exodus 9:7</a></span><br />Pharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-28.htm">Exodus 10:28-29</a></span><br />“Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.” / “As you say,” Moses replied, “I will never see your face again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9-10</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” / Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-33.htm">Exodus 12:33</a></span><br />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="/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9</a></span><br />The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3</a></span><br />“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let there more work be laid on the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard vain words.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-20.htm">2 Kings 18:20</a></b></br> Thou sayest, (but <i>they are but</i> vain words,) <i>I have</i> counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-3.htm">Job 16:3</a></b></br> Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/43-2.htm">Jeremiah 43:2</a></b></br> Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/4-8.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Dazzled</a> <a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Harder</a> <a href="/james/3-1.htm">Heavier</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/genesis/41-51.htm">Labour</a> <a href="/exodus/4-4.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/exodus/4-8.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/exodus/4-26.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/exodus/1-14.htm">Service</a> <a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/exodus/4-30.htm">Words</a> <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/5-5.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Dazzled</a> <a href="/judges/4-24.htm">Harder</a> <a href="/judges/4-24.htm">Heavier</a> <a href="/exodus/9-18.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/exodus/39-32.htm">Labour</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/exodus/7-23.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/exodus/5-11.htm">Service</a> <a href="/exodus/16-24.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/exodus/20-7.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/exodus/5-23.htm">Words</a> <a href="/exodus/5-11.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/7-9.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>Make the work harder on the men</b><br>This phrase reflects Pharaoh's response to Moses and Aaron's request to let the Israelites go to worship God. Pharaoh's decision to increase the workload is a tactic to suppress any thoughts of rebellion or freedom among the Israelites. Historically, the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, forced into hard labor, particularly in brick-making. This increased burden is a form of oppression meant to break their spirit. Theologically, it highlights the spiritual bondage of sin, drawing a parallel to the New Testament where Jesus offers freedom from sin (<a href="/john/8-34.htm">John 8:34-36</a>).<p><b>so they will be occupied</b><br>Pharaoh's strategy is to keep the Israelites so busy with their labor that they have no time to consider Moses' message or the possibility of liberation. This reflects a common tactic of oppressive regimes throughout history, where overwork is used to control and subdue populations. In a spiritual sense, it can be seen as a metaphor for how distractions and burdens in life can keep individuals from focusing on spiritual truths and God's promises.<p><b>and pay no attention to these lies.”</b><br>Pharaoh dismisses Moses' message as lies, showing his disbelief in the God of Israel and his resistance to divine authority. This skepticism is a recurring theme in the Bible, where God's messages are often met with disbelief or hostility by those in power. It also foreshadows the hardening of Pharaoh's heart, a key theme in the Exodus narrative. This phrase can be connected to the New Testament, where Jesus is often met with disbelief and accusations of falsehood (<a href="/john/8-48.htm">John 8:48-59</a>). It underscores the spiritual battle between truth and deception, a theme that runs throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who opposes Moses and the Israelites. He is a central figure in the account, representing the oppressive force against God's people.<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 in Egypt. They confront Pharaoh with God's command to let His people go.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are enslaved in Egypt. They are the recipients of God's promise of deliverance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved. It symbolizes bondage and oppression in the biblical account.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/taskmasters.htm">Taskmasters</a></b><br>Egyptian overseers who enforce Pharaoh's harsh labor demands on the Israelites, increasing their burdens.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_oppression.htm">The Nature of Oppression</a></b><br>Pharaoh's strategy to increase the Israelites' workload is a tactic to suppress their hope and distract them from God's promises. In our lives, we must recognize when worldly pressures attempt to divert our focus from God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as Pharaoh sought to keep the Israelites from listening to Moses, spiritual forces today aim to keep us from hearing and believing God's Word. We must be vigilant in maintaining our spiritual focus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_amidst_trials.htm">God's Faithfulness Amidst Trials</a></b><br>Despite the increased oppression, God's plan for deliverance was still in motion. We can trust that God is working for our good, even when circumstances seem to worsen.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_lies.htm">The Power of Lies</a></b><br>Pharaoh refers to Moses' message as "lies," illustrating how truth can be distorted by those in power. We must discern truth from falsehood by grounding ourselves in Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a></b><br>The Israelites' experience teaches us the importance of perseverance. When faced with trials, we should hold fast to God's promises and seek His strength.<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/how_are_moses_and_jesus_similar.htm">What similarities exist between Moses and Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_schleiermacher_challenge_sin.htm">How does Schleiermacher's theology challenge traditional sin and salvation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_blasphemy_defy_god's_mercy.htm">Mark 3:29: How does the unforgivable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit align with or contradict the broader biblical teaching of a merciful and forgiving God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_suffering.htm">Why does God allow injustice and suffering to persist?</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>(9) <span class= "bld">Let them not regard vain words.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">false words.</span> The reference is to the promises of deliverance wherewith Moses and Aaron had raised the people's hopes (<a href="/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</a>). Pharaoh supposed these to be "vain words," as Sennacherib did those spoken by Hezekiah (<a href="/2_kings/18-20.htm" title="You say, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom do you trust, that you rebel against me?">2Kings 18:20</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let there more work be laid upon the men</span>. Rather, as in the margin, "Let the work be heavy upon the men." Let the tasks set them be such as to occupy all their time, and not leave them any spare moments in which they may be tempted to listen to mischievous talkers, like Moses and Aaron) who flatter them with vain (literally, <span class="accented">lying</span>, words. Pharaoh, no doubt, imagined that the hopes raised by the two brothers were vain and illusive. He was utterly blind as to the course which events were about to take. <p> CHAPTER 5:10-14 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/5-9.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">Make the work harder</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּכְבַּ֧ד</span> <span class="translit">(tiḵ·baḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the men</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so they will be occupied</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַעֲשׂוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·śū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pay no attention</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁע֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8159.htm">Strong's 8159: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gaze at, about, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed, bewildered</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to [these] lies.”</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁקֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deception, disappointment, falsehood</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/5-9.htm">Exodus 5:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/5-9.htm">Exodus 5:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/5-9.htm">Exodus 5:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/5-9.htm">Exodus 5:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/5-9.htm">Exodus 5:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/5-9.htm">Exodus 5:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/5-9.htm">Exodus 5:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/5-9.htm">Exodus 5:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/5-9.htm">Exodus 5:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/5-9.htm">Exodus 5:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/5-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 5:9 Let heavier work be laid (Exo. 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