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href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5#h=30:0-31:0"><span class="altsize">19-23</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-1" data-section-citation="002005001002005001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:1</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p95" data-pid="95" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/93/0">w75 230;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/93/2"> w72 39;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/93/4"> ad 851,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/93/5"> 1300,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/93/6"> 1426;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/93/7"> kj 16;</a><span class="ni"> bf 64;</span><span class="ni"> g62 7/22 27;</span><span class="ni"> ns 92</span></p> <p id="p96" data-pid="96" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-2" data-section-citation="002005002002005002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/105" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-106"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 7:5; 9:15, 16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-106" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-106" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/106" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-107"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 18:28, 35</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-107" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-107" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/107" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-108"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 3:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-108" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-108" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="se"></p> <p id="p145" data-pid="145" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/130/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 536,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/131/0"> 689,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/132/0"> 780</a></p> <p id="p146" data-pid="146" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/133/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 12</a></p> <div id="p147" data-pid="147"><p data-pid="147" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/134/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="147" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/134/0">7/15/1993, pp. 3-5</a></p><p data-pid="147" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/135/0">2/1/1988, p. 24</a></p> </div><p id="p148" data-pid="148" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p49" data-pid="49" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270002/47/0">it-1 536,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270002/47/2"> 689,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270002/47/4"> 780;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270002/47/6"> it-2 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270002/47/8"> w93 7/15 3-5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270002/47/10"> w88 2/1 24;</a></p> <p id="p50" data-pid="50" class="sx"></p> <p id="p96" data-pid="96" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/0">gh 55;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/2"> w75 230,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/4"> 239;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/6"> w74 333;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/8"> w72 39;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/10"> ad 492,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/11"> 544,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/12"> 888,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/13"> 1300,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/14"> 1442;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/15"> kj 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/16"> w65 363;</a><span class="ni"> g64 4/8 6;</span><span class="ni"> g64 4/22 21;</span><span class="ni"> bf 64;</span><span class="ni"> g62 7/22 27;</span><span class="ni"> ns 92;</span><span class="ni"> pa 56;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/94/23"> w53 575;</a><span class="ni"> w37 183;</span><span class="ni"> w33 85;</span><span class="ni"> w31 121</span></p> <p id="p97" data-pid="97" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-3" data-section-citation="002005003002005003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/108" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-109"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 3:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-109" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-109" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p97" data-pid="97" class="sx"><span class="ni">w41 93;</span><span class="ni"> w34 86;</span><span class="ni"> jh 79</span></p> <p id="p98" data-pid="98" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-4" data-section-citation="002005004002005004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:4</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-22"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p401" data-pid="401">Or “burdens.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/109" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-110"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-110" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-110" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-5" data-section-citation="002005005002005005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:5</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p98" data-pid="98" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/96/0">ad 65</a></p> <p id="p99" data-pid="99" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-6" data-section-citation="002005006002005006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:6</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p99" data-pid="99" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/97/0">ad 495,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/97/1"> 851</a></p> <p id="p100" data-pid="100" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-7" data-section-citation="002005007002005007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/110" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-111"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-111" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-111" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p148" data-pid="148" class="se"></p> <p id="p149" data-pid="149" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/136/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 366,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/137/0"> 535</a></p> <p id="p150" data-pid="150" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p50" data-pid="50" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270002/48/0">it-1 366,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270002/48/2"> 535;</a></p> <p id="p51" data-pid="51" class="sx"></p> <p id="p100" data-pid="100" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/98/0">ad 548;</a><span class="ni"> g66 2/22 28</span></p> <p id="p101" data-pid="101" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-8" data-section-citation="002005008002005008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:8</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-23"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p402" data-pid="402">Or “are lazy.”</p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-10" data-section-citation="002005010002005010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/111" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-112"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-112" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-112" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p101" data-pid="101" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 92</span></p> <p id="p102" data-pid="102" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-11" data-section-citation="002005011002005011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:11</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p102" data-pid="102" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 92</span></p> <p id="p103" data-pid="103" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-14" data-section-citation="002005014002005014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/112" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-113"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 2:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-113" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-113" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-17" data-section-citation="002005017002005017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:17</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-24"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p403" data-pid="403">Or “are lazy.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-25"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p404" data-pid="404">Or “are lazy.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/113" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-114"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 5:7, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-114" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-114" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/114" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-115"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 5:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-115" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-115" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-21" data-section-citation="002005021002005021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:21</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-26"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p405" data-pid="405">Or “have made us smell offensive to Pharaoh and to his servants.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/115" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-116"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 6:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-116" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-116" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p150" data-pid="150" class="se"></p> <div id="p151" data-pid="151"><p data-pid="151" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/138/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="151" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204391/138/0">11/2022, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p152" data-pid="152" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p51" data-pid="51" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270002/49/0">w22.11 15;</a></p> <p id="p52" data-pid="52" class="sx"></p> <p id="p103" data-pid="103" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/101/0">ad 21;</a><span class="ni"> ns 92</span></p> <p id="p104" data-pid="104" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="2-5-23" data-section-citation="002005023002005023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Exodus 5:23</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/116" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-117"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 5:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-117" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-117" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/117" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-118"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 5:6, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-118" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-118" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/118" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-119"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 3:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-119" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-119" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p104" data-pid="104" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020002/102/0">ad 1203</a></p> <p id="p105" data-pid="105" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/105/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-106-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 7:5; 9:15, 16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-106-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-106-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/106/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-107-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 18:28, 35</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-107-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-107-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/107/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-108-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 3:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-108-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-108-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/108/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-109-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 3:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-109-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-109-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/109/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-110-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-110-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-110-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/110/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-111-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-111-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-111-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/111/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-112-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-112-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-112-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/112/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-113-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 2:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-113-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-113-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/113/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-114-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 5:7, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-114-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-114-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/114/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-115-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 5:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-115-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-115-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/115/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-116-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 6:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-116-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-116-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/116/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-117-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:23</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 5:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-117-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-117-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2/5/117/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-118-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ex. 5:23</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 5:6, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div 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class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1634" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>But Pharʹaoh said: “Who is Jehovah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/105" data-bid="106-1" class="b">+</a> that I should obey his voice to send Israel away?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/106" data-bid="107-1" class="b">+</a> I do not know Jehovah at all, and what is more, I will not send Israel away.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/107" data-bid="108-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v2-5-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1635" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>But they said: “The God of the Hebrews has communicated with us. Please, we want to make a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to Jehovah our God;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/108" data-bid="109-1" class="b">+</a> otherwise, he will strike us with disease or with the sword.” </span><span id="v2-5-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1636" class="vl vp">4 </a>The king of Egypt replied to them: “Why is it, Moses and Aaron, that you are taking the people away from their work? Return to your labor!”<a id="footnotesource22" data-fnid="22" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070106/21">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/109" data-bid="110-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v2-5-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1637" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>And Pharʹaoh continued: “Look at how many people of the land there are, and you would have them rest from their labor.”</span></p> <p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="sb"><span id="v2-5-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1638" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>That same day, Pharʹaoh commanded the taskmasters and their foremen: </span><span id="v2-5-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1639" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>“You must no longer give straw to the people to make bricks.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/110" data-bid="111-1" class="b">+</a> Let them go and gather straw for themselves. </span><span id="v2-5-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1640" class="vl vp">8 </a>But you must still impose on them the same quota of bricks as they made in the past. Do not reduce it for them, for they are relaxing.<a id="footnotesource23" data-fnid="23" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070106/22">*</a> That is why they are crying out, ‘We want to go, we want to sacrifice to our God!’ </span><span id="v2-5-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1641" class="vl vp">9 </a>Make them work harder, and keep them busy so that they will not pay attention to lies.”</span></p> <p id="p28" data-pid="28" class="sb"><span id="v2-5-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1642" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>So the taskmasters<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/111" data-bid="112-1" class="b">+</a> and their foremen went out and said to the people: “Here is what Pharʹaoh has said, ‘I am giving you no more straw. </span><span id="v2-5-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1643" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>Go and get your own straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced at all.’” </span><span id="v2-5-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1644" class="vl vp">12 </a>Then the people scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. </span><span id="v2-5-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1645" class="vl vp">13 </a>And the taskmasters kept urging them: “You must each finish your work every day, just as when straw was provided.” </span><span id="v2-5-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1646" class="vl vp">14 </a>Also the foremen of the Israelites, whom Pharʹaoh’s taskmasters had appointed over them, were beaten.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/112" data-bid="113-1" class="b">+</a> They asked them: “Why did you not reach the quota of bricks that you used to make? It happened both yesterday and today.”</span></p> <p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="sb"><span id="v2-5-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1647" class="vl vp">15 </a>So the foremen of the Israelites went in and complained to Pharʹaoh: “Why are you treating your servants this way? </span><span id="v2-5-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1648" class="vl vp">16 </a>No straw is given to your servants, yet they are saying to us, ‘Make bricks!’ Your servants are beaten, but your own people are at fault.” </span><span id="v2-5-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1649" class="vl vp">17 </a>But he said: “You are relaxing,<a id="footnotesource24" data-fnid="24" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070106/23">*</a> you are relaxing!<a id="footnotesource25" data-fnid="25" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070106/24">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/113" data-bid="114-1" class="b">+</a> That is why you are saying, ‘We want to go, we want to sacrifice to Jehovah.’<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/114" data-bid="115-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v2-5-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1650" class="vl vp">18 </a>So now go, get back to work! No straw will be given to you, but you must still produce your quota of bricks.”</span></p> <p id="p30" data-pid="30" class="sb"><span id="v2-5-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1651" class="vl vp">19 </a>Then the foremen of the Israelites saw that they were in serious trouble because of the order: “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks at all.” </span><span id="v2-5-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1652" class="vl vp">20 </a>After that they met up with Moses and Aaron, who were standing there to meet them as they came out from Pharʹaoh. </span><span id="v2-5-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1653" class="vl vx vp">21 </a>At once they said to them: “May Jehovah look upon you and judge, since you have made Pharʹaoh and his servants despise us<a id="footnotesource26" data-fnid="26" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070106/25">*</a> and you have put a sword in their hand to kill us.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070106/115" data-bid="116-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v2-5-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070106/1654" class="vl vp">22 </a>Then Moses turned to Jehovah and said: “Jehovah, why have you afflicted this people? 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