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You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now get back to work! No straw will be given to you, but you must still produce the full quota of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Go now and work. No straw will be given you, but you must still deliver the same number of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now get to work. You will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Go therefore now, <i>and</i> work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore go now <i>and</i> work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the quota of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So go now <i>and</i> work; for you will be given no straw, but you must deliver the quota of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So go now and work; for you will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the quota of bricks.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So go now <i>and</i> work; for you shall be given no straw, yet you must deliver the quota of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So now, go <i>and</i> labor; but straw will not be given to you, yet you must deliver the quota of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Get out now and get to work; for no straw will be given to you, yet you are to deliver the same quota of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now get to work. No straw will be given to you, but you must produce the same quantity of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now get to work. No straw will be given to you, but you must produce the same quantity of bricks.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Get back to work! You won't be given straw, but you must still make the same number of bricks." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now get back to work! You won't be given any straw, but you must still make the same number of bricks."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now get back to work! You will not be given any straw, but you must still make the same number of bricks." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now, go! Get to work! And straw won't be given to you, but you are to deliver the same number of bricks!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now get to work. You will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So now, get back to work! You will not be given straw, but you must still produce your quota of bricks!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Go therefore now, and work, for no straw shall be given to you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Go therefore now, and work; for no straw shall be given to you; yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and you give the [required] measure of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now go, work; and straw shall not be given to you, and ye shall give the measure of bricks.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Go therefore, and work: straw shall not be given you, and you shall deliver the accustomed number of bricks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, go and work. Straw will not be given to you, and you will return the customary number of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now off to work! No straw will be supplied to you, but you must supply your quota of bricks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Go now, and work; for no straw shall be given you, but you shall still deliver the same number of bricks.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Go therefore now and work; and straw shall not be given you, yet you shall deliver the number of bricks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Now go and work, and straw will not be given to you and you shall give the number of the bricks.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now then go and work, for straw shall not be given to you, yet ye shall return the rate of bricks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/5-18.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=1090" 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">17</span>“You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’ <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">get to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘iḇ·ḏū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">work.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yin·nā·ṯên (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">will be given</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.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/8401.htm" title="8401: wə·ṯe·ḇen (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Straw. Probably from banah; properly, material, i.e. refuse haum or stalks of grain.">straw,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tên·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">yet you must deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/8506.htm" title="8506: wə·ṯō·ḵen (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A measurement. From takan; a fixed quantity.">the full quota</a> <a href="/hebrew/3843.htm" title="3843: lə·ḇê·nîm (N-fp) -- Brick, tile. From laban; a brick.">of bricks.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”…<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/1-13.htm">Exodus 1:13-14</a></span><br />They worked the Israelites ruthlessly / and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6-7</a></span><br />Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. / I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.<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/7-16.htm">Exodus 7:16</a></span><br />Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-1.htm">Exodus 9:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-3.htm">Exodus 10:3</a></span><br />So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31-33</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested. / Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.” / And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-43.htm">Leviticus 25:43</a></span><br />You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-6.htm">Deuteronomy 26:6-8</a></span><br />But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor. / So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. / Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9-10</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Psalm 81:6</a></span><br />“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Isaiah 14:3</a></span><br />On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-33.htm">Jeremiah 50:33-34</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them. / Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall you deliver the tale of bricks.</p><p class="hdg">yet shall ye deliver</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18</a></b></br> <i>As for</i> his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did <i>that</i> which <i>is</i> not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/2-9.htm">Daniel 2:9-13</a></b></br> But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, <i>there is but</i> one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/5-16.htm">Bricks</a> <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/exodus/5-16.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/exodus/5-13.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/41-49.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/genesis/41-48.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/exodus/5-14.htm">Quota</a> <a href="/exodus/4-23.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/exodus/5-16.htm">Stems</a> <a href="/exodus/5-16.htm">Straw</a> <a href="/exodus/5-8.htm">Tale</a> <a href="/exodus/5-17.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Bricks</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/exodus/14-16.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/exodus/8-3.htm">Full</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/exodus/8-18.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Quota</a> <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/joshua/2-6.htm">Stems</a> <a href="/judges/19-19.htm">Straw</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-27.htm">Tale</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Work</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>Now get to work.</b><br>This command reflects the harsh and oppressive conditions the Israelites faced under Egyptian bondage. It highlights the Pharaoh's authority and the lack of compassion for the Hebrew slaves. The demand to continue working despite increased difficulty is indicative of the broader theme of suffering and endurance found throughout the Bible. This phrase can be compared to the trials faced by believers, as seen in <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a>, where perseverance through trials is encouraged.<p><b>You will be given no straw,</b><br>Straw was a crucial component in brick-making in ancient Egypt, used to bind the clay and strengthen the bricks. The removal of straw as a resource was a strategic move by Pharaoh to increase the Israelites' burden, reflecting the intensification of their oppression. This can be seen as a tactic to break their spirit and discourage them from following Moses' call to worship God. The lack of straw symbolizes the stripping away of essential support, akin to spiritual trials where believers must rely on faith alone.<p><b>yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks.”</b><br>The demand to maintain the same output despite the lack of resources underscores the unreasonable and unjust nature of the Israelites' oppression. This mirrors the impossible standards of the law, which no one can fulfill without divine assistance, pointing to the need for a savior. The full quota of bricks can be seen as a type of the law's demands, which Christ fulfills on behalf of humanity, as referenced in <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>. The Israelites' plight foreshadows the deliverance that God provides through Jesus, who offers rest from the burdens of sin and legalism.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who oppresses the Israelites, demanding they produce bricks without providing straw.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a></b><br>God's chosen leaders sent to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The enslaved people of God in Egypt, suffering under harsh labor conditions.<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/t/taskmasters.htm">Taskmasters</a></b><br>Egyptian overseers enforcing Pharaoh's harsh labor demands on the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_oppression.htm">Understanding Oppression</a></b><br>Recognize the reality of spiritual and physical oppression in the world and the need for deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Despite increased burdens, trust in God's promise to deliver and provide for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_trials.htm">Perseverance in Trials</a></b><br>Like the Israelites, believers may face increased challenges, but perseverance is key.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_burden_of_legalism.htm">The Burden of Legalism</a></b><br>Reflect on how legalistic demands can be burdensome, similar to Pharaoh's demands, and find freedom in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Acknowledge God's control over circumstances, even when situations seem dire.<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/any_historical_precedent_for_exodus_5_8-9.htm">Exodus 5:8-9: Is there any record or historical precedent indicating such sudden changes in Egyptian labor policy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_meet_brick_quotas.htm">Exodus 5:7: How could the Israelites maintain the same brick quota without Egyptian-provided straw under harsh labor conditions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_18_20_with_exodus_20_5.htm">Ezekiel 18:20 - If individuals alone bear their own guilt, how do we reconcile this with Exodus 20:5, which speaks of generational punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_children_suffer_for_fathers'_sins.htm">Does God punish children for their fathers' sins? (Exodus 20:5 vs. Ezekiel 18:20)</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 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Go therefore now and work</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "Off with you to the brickfields at once, and get to your own special work of superintendence, which you are neglecting so long as you remain here. It is useless to remain. I reject both of your requests. Straw shall not be given; and the tale of bricks required shall be no less." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/5-18.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">Now</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">get to</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">work.</span><br /><span class="heb">עִבְד֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘iḇ·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be given</span><br /><span class="heb">יִנָּתֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(yin·nā·ṯên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</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">straw,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתֶ֖בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯe·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8401.htm">Strong's 8401: </a> </span><span class="str2">Material, refuse haum, stalks of grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet you must deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתֵּֽנּוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tit·tên·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the full quota</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתֹ֥כֶן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯō·ḵen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8506.htm">Strong's 8506: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fixed quantity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of bricks.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֵנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇê·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3843.htm">Strong's 3843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Brick, tile</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/5-18.htm">Exodus 5:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/5-18.htm">OT Law: Exodus 5:18 Go therefore now and work for no (Exo. 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