Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
The king of Egypt replied to them, "Moses and Aaron, why are you keeping the people from their labor? Go back to your work!"
New American Standard Bible
But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you
King James Version
And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
Holman Bible
The king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why are you causing the people to neglect their work? Get to your work!”
A Conservative Version
And the king of Egypt said to them, Therefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? Get you to your burdens.
American Standard Version
And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
Amplified
But the king of Egypt said to Moses and Aaron, “Why do you take the people away from their work? Get back to your burdens!”
Bible in Basic English
And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people away from their work? get back to your work.
Darby Translation
And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, wish to have the people go off from their works? Away, to your burdens!
Julia Smith Translation
And the king of Egypt will say to them, For what Moses and Aaron, will ye let go loose the people from their works? go ye to your burdens.
King James 2000
And the king of Egypt said unto them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? get you unto your burdens.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the king of Egypt said, "Why, Moses and Aaron, do you take the people from their work? Go to your {forced labor}!"
Modern King James verseion
And the king of Egypt said to them, Moses and Aaron, Why do you keep the people from their work? Get to your burdens!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said the king of Egypt unto them, "Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their work? Get you unto your labour."
NET Bible
The king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you cause the people to refrain from their work? Return to your labor!"
New Heart English Bible
The king of Egypt said to them, "Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens."
The Emphasized Bible
And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore O Moses and Aaron should ye loose the people from their works? Get you to your burdens.
Webster
And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, hinder the people from their works; go you to your burdens.
World English Bible
The king of Egypt said to them, "Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens!"
Youngs Literal Translation
And the king of Egypt saith unto them, 'Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works? go to your burdens.'
Themes
physical Bondage » In prison » Of israel
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Carried into bondage
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Bondage of
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 5:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Pharaoh Rejects Yahweh's Authority
3 Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go a three-day journey into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God so he does not strike us with pestilence or sword." 4 The king of Egypt replied to them, "Moses and Aaron, why are you keeping the people from their labor? Go back to your work!" 5 Then Pharaoh said, "Look, the people in the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working."
Cross References
Exodus 1:11
So the Egyptians placed supervisors over them, oppressing them with heavy burdens. The Israelis built the supply cities of Pithom and Rameses for Pharaoh.
Jeremiah 38:4
Then the officials told the king, "Let this man be put to death because he's undermining the efforts of the soldiers who remain in this city and that of all the people by speaking words like these to them. Indeed, this man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but rather their harm."
Amos 7:10
So Amaziah priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel. It said, "Amos has been conspiring against you in the very heart of the house of Israel! The land cannot bear everything he has to say,
Luke 23:2
They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."
Acts 16:20-21
They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They are Jews
Acts 24:5
For we have found this man a perfect pest and an agitator among all Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader in the sect of the Nazarenes