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Is this why you sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Moses went back to the LORD and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble on your own people, Lord? Why did you send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Moses turned to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou <i>so</i> evil entreated this people? why <i>is</i> it <i>that</i> thou hast sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Lord, why have You brought trouble on this people? Why <i>is</i> it You have sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You ever send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Moses returned to the LORD and said, &#8220O Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You ever send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Moses returned to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why hast Thou brought harm to this people? Why didst Thou ever send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Moses returned to Yahweh and said, “O Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You ever send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses turned again to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why have You brought harm <i>and</i> oppression to this people? Why did You ever send me? [I cannot understand Your purpose!]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses went back to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have you caused trouble for this people? And why did you ever send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses went back to the LORD and asked, &#8220Lord, why have You caused trouble for this people? And why did You ever send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Moses left them and prayed, "Our LORD, why have you brought so much trouble on your people? Is that why you sent me here? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses went back to the LORD and asked, "Why have you brought this trouble on your people? Why did you send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Moses turned to the LORD again and said, "Lord, why do you mistreat your people? Why did you send me here? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Moses returned to the LORD and asked him, "LORD, why have you caused trouble for this people? Why have you sent me here? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses returned to the LORD, and said, "Lord, why have you caused trouble for this people? Why did you ever send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses returned to the LORD, and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, Lord, why hast thou so ill treated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses turns back to YHWH and says, “Lord, why have You done evil to this people? Why [is] this [that] You have sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why is this? -- Thou hast sent me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will turn back to Jehovah, and he will say, My Lord, why didst thou evil to this people? wherefore for this didst, thou send me?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses returned to the Lord, and said: Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou sent me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Moses returned to the Lord, and he said: “Lord, why have you afflicted this people? Why have you sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses again had recourse to the LORD and said, “LORD, why have you treated this people badly? And why did you send me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Moses turned again to the LORD and said, “O LORD, why have you mistreated this people? Why did you ever send me?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses returned to the LORD and said, O my LORD, Why hast thou caused this people to be ill-treated? And why didst thou send me here?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe returned to LORD JEHOVAH and said, “My Lord, why have you done evil to this people and why have you sent me?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said: 'Lord, wherefore hast Thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that Thou hast sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses turned to the Lord, and said, I pray, Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? and wherefore hast thou sent me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/5-22.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=1122" 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">21</span>“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!” <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">So Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">“Lord,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lā·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">why</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: hă·rê·‘ō·ṯāh (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">have You 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.">upon 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/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">Is this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">why</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šə·laḥ·tā·nî (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">You sent me?</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>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.”…<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="/numbers/11-11.htm">Numbers 11:11-15</a></span><br />So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people? / Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers? / Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah 20:7-9</a></span><br />You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. / For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long. / If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-11.htm">Job 3:11-12</a></span><br />Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb? / Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">Psalm 73:13-14</a></span><br />Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands. / For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.<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="/lamentations/3-1.htm">Lamentations 3:1-9</a></span><br />I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. / He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. / Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Habakkuk 1:2-4</a></span><br />How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save? / Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. / Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">1 Kings 19:4</a></span><br />while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/4-1.htm">Jonah 4:1-3</a></span><br />Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry. / So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster. / And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-4.htm">Isaiah 49:4</a></span><br />But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-2.htm">Matthew 11:2-3</a></span><br />Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples / to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-19.htm">Luke 7:19-20</a></span><br />So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?” / When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-21.htm">John 11:21</a></span><br />Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-32.htm">John 11:32</a></span><br />When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”<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">And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, LORD, why have you so evil entreated this people? why is it that you have sent me?</p><p class="hdg">returned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-4.htm">Exodus 17:4</a></b></br> And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm">1 Samuel 30:6</a></b></br> And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-25.htm">Psalm 73:25</a></b></br> Whom have I in heaven <i>but thee</i>? and <i>there is</i> none upon earth <i>that</i> I desire beside thee.</p><p class="hdg">why is it</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-14.htm">Numbers 11:14,15</a></b></br> I am not able to bear all this people alone, because <i>it is</i> too heavy for me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">1 Kings 19:4,10</a></b></br> But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I <i>am</i> not better than my fathers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah 20:7</a></b></br> O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/1-20.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Entreated</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/exodus/5-20.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/5-15.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/exodus/4-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/exodus/5-15.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/5-23.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/exodus/8-30.htm">Entreated</a> <a href="/exodus/5-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/5-23.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/exodus/5-23.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/14-11.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/exodus/5-23.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/exodus/7-12.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/exodus/7-23.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Wherefore</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>So Moses returned to the LORD and asked</b><br>Moses, after facing Pharaoh's harsh response, turns back to God in prayer. This act of returning to the LORD signifies a pattern of seeking divine guidance and intervention, a common theme throughout the Bible. It reflects the intimate relationship Moses had with God, where he could openly express his concerns and frustrations. This mirrors the practice of lament found in the Psalms, where believers bring their grievances before God.<p><b>“Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people?</b><br>Moses questions God’s intentions, reflecting a moment of doubt and confusion. This echoes the human tendency to question divine plans when faced with adversity. The phrase "brought trouble" can be connected to the Hebrew word "ra'ah," which often denotes calamity or evil. This highlights the tension between God's promises and the current suffering of the Israelites. It also parallels the cries of the Israelites in <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a>, where they groan under slavery, prompting God to act.<p><b>Is this why You sent me?</b><br>Moses questions his mission and purpose, a common theme in the lives of biblical figures who face trials. This reflects the testing of faith and the struggle to understand God's timing and methods. Moses' doubt can be compared to the struggles of other prophets, such as Jeremiah, who also questioned their calling (<a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah 20:7-9</a>). This phrase foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment of God's plan through Jesus Christ, who also faced moments of anguish and questioning in the Garden of Gethsemane (<a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a>), yet remained obedient to His mission.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Moses is the leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. He is in a moment of doubt and questioning God's plan.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who has called Moses to lead His people out of Egypt. Moses is addressing Him directly in this verse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are suffering under Egyptian oppression. Their increased burden leads Moses to question God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved. It represents a place of bondage and suffering for God's people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, he is the ruler of Egypt whose hardened heart leads to the increased suffering of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/q/questioning_god_in_times_of_trouble.htm">Questioning God in Times of Trouble</a></b><br>It's natural to question God when faced with unexpected difficulties. Moses' honest dialogue with God shows that we can bring our doubts and frustrations to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_timing.htm">God's Sovereignty and Timing</a></b><br>Even when circumstances seem to worsen, God's plan is still in motion. Trusting in His sovereignty and perfect timing is crucial for faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>As leaders, we may face moments of doubt and discouragement. Moses' example teaches us to seek God's guidance and reassurance in such times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_trials.htm">Faith Amidst Trials</a></b><br>Trials can strengthen our faith and character. Moses' experience reminds us that God often uses difficult situations to prepare us for greater purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perseverance.htm">The Importance of Perseverance</a></b><br>Despite setbacks, perseverance in following God's call is essential. Moses' journey encourages us to remain steadfast in our mission.<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_exodus_33_11_align_with_33_20.htm">If Exodus 33:11 says Moses spoke with God 'face to face,' how do we reconcile this with Exodus 33:20 where God says no one can see His face and live?</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/what_are_the_ten_plagues_in_the_bible.htm">What were the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Bible?</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>(22) <span class= "bld">Moses returned unto the Lord.</span>--He could find nothing to say to the officers. The course of events had as much disappointed him as it had them All that he could do was to complain to God, with a freedom which seems to us almost to border on irreverence, but which God excused in him, since it had its root in his tender love for his people. Moses might perhaps have borne with patience a mere negative result--the postponement of any open manifestation of the Divine power--but the thought that he had increased the burthens and aggravated the misery of his countrymen was more than he could bear without complaining<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 22, 23.</span> - The two brothers made no reply to the words of the officers. Perhaps their hearts were too full for speech; perhaps they knew not what to say. Whatever faith they had, it did no doubt seem a hard thing that their interference, Divinely ordered as it was, should have produced as yet nothing but an aggravation of their misery to the Israelite people. They could not understand the course of the Divine action. God had warned them not to expect success at once (<a href="/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Exodus 4:21</a>); but he had said nothing of evil consequences following upon their first efforts. Thus we can well understand that the two brothers (and especially Moses, the more impetuous of them) were bitterly grieved and disappointed. They felt their cup of sorrow to be full - the reproaches of the officers made it overflow. Hence the bitterness of the complaint with which this chapter terminates, and which introduces the long series of precious promise, contained in the opening section of ch. 6. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Moses returned unto the Lord</span>. We are not to understand that Moses had forsaken God and now "returned" to him but simply that in his trouble he had recourse to God, took his sorrow to the Throne of Grace, and poured it out before the Almighty A good example truly, and one which Christians in all their trials would do well to follow. <span class="cmt_word">Lord, wherefore</span>, etc. The words, no doubt, are bold. They have been said to "approach to irreverence." But there are parallels to them, which have never been regarded as irreverent, in the Psalms: <span class="accented">e.g.</span> "O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why does thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?" (<a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Psalm 74:1</a>) "How long wilt thou hide thyself? Where are thy former lovingkindnesses? Wherefore hast thou made all men for nought?" (<a href="/psalms/89-46.htm">Psalm 89:46</a>-9), and the like. Kalisch seems right in saying that "the desponding complaint of Moses was not the result of disbelief or doubt, but the effort of a pious soul struggling after a deeper penetration into the mysteries of the Almighty." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/5-22.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">So Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">returned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֧שָׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</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">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and asked,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמַ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mar)</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">“Lord,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">why</span><br /><span class="heb">לָמָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(lā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have You brought trouble</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲרֵעֹ֙תָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hă·rê·‘ō·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second 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">upon this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֔ה</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">Is this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">why</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֥מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(lām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You sent me?</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלַחְתָּֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·laḥ·tā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/5-22.htm">OT Law: Exodus 5:22 Moses returned to Yahweh and said Lord (Exo. 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