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OET (OET-RV) “May Yahweh see what you’ve done and judge you for it because you’ve raised a big stink in Far’oh’s mind and with his servants. Now they have their excuse to kill us!”
OET-LV And_they_said to_them may_he_look Yahweh upon_you_all and_judge that you_all_have_made_stink DOM bad_odor_us in/on_both_eyes_of of_Farˊoh and_in/on/at/with_eyes officials_his to_put a_sword in/on/at/with_hand_their to_kill_us.
UHB וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם יֵ֧רֶא יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑ט אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם אֶת־רֵיחֵ֗נוּ בְּעֵינֵ֤י פַרְעֹה֙ וּבְעֵינֵ֣י עֲבָדָ֔יו לָֽתֶת־חֶ֥רֶב בְּיָדָ֖ם לְהָרְגֵֽנוּ׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmərū ʼₐlēhem yēreʼ yahweh ˊₐlēykem vəyishəpoţ ʼₐsher hiⱱʼashəttem ʼet-rēyḩēnū bəˊēynēy farˊoh ūⱱəˊēynēy ˊₐⱱādāyv lātet-ḩereⱱ bəyādām ləhārəgēnū.)
Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And they said to them, “May Yahweh look on you and judge; for you have caused our scent to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, to give a sword into their hand to kill us.”
UST They said to Aaron and Moses, “We hope Yahweh notices that you have made the king and his officials hate us. We hope he punishes you two! You have made them think they should kill us!”
BSB § “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!”
OEB No OEB EXO book available
WEB They said to them, “May Yahweh look at you and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us!”
WMB They said to them, “May the LORD look at you and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us!”
NET and they said to them, “May the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the opinion of Pharaoh and his servants, so that you have given them an excuse to kill us!”
LSV and say to them, “YHWH look on you, and judge, because you have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants—to give a sword into their hand to slay us.”
FBV and said, “May the Lord see what you have done and judge you accordingly! You have made us like a bad smell to Pharaoh and his officials. You have put a sword in their hands to kill us!”
T4T They said to Aaron and Moses/me, “Yahweh has seen what you two have done He will punish you [MTY], because you have caused the king and his officials to despise us! You have given them an excuse [MTY] to kill us!”
LEB And they said to them, “May Yahweh look upon you and judge because you have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants so as to put a sword into their hand to kill us.”
BBE And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh and his servants a bad opinion of us, putting a sword in their hands for our destruction.
MOF No MOF EXO book available
JPS and they said unto them: 'The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.'
ASV and they said unto them, Jehovah look upon you, and judge: because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
DRA And they said to them: The Lord see and judge, because you have made our savour to stink before Pharao and his servants, and you have given him a sword to kill us.
YLT and say unto them, 'Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants — to give a sword into their hand to slay us.'
DBY And they said to them, Jehovah look upon you and judge, that ye have made our odour to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his bondmen, putting a sword into their hand to kill us!
RV and they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
WBS And they said to them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hands to slay us.
KJB And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.[fn]
(And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye/you_all have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.)
5.21 to be…: Heb. to stink
BB And saide vnto them: The Lorde looke vpon you & iudge you, which hath made the sauour of vs to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharao, and in the eyes of his seruauntes, and haue put a sworde in their hande to slay vs.
(And said unto them: The Lord look upon you and judge you, which hath/has made the sauour of us to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to slay us.)
GNV To whom they said, The Lord looke vpon you and iudge: for yee haue made our sauour to stinke before Pharaoh and before his seruants, in that ye haue put a sword in their hand to slay vs.
(To whom they said, The Lord look upon you and judge: for ye/you_all have made our sauour to stinke before Pharaoh and before his servants, in that ye/you_all have put a sword in their hand to slay us. )
CB & sayde vnto them: The LORDE loke vpon you, & iudge it, for ye haue made the sauoure of vs to stynke before Pharao and his seruauntes, and haue geuen them a swerde in their handes, to slaye vs.
(& said unto them: The LORD look upon you, and judge it, for ye/you_all have made the sauoure of us to stynke before Pharaoh and his servants, and have given them a swerde in their hands, to slay/kill us.)
WYC and seiden to `Moises and Aaron, The Lord se, and deme, for ye han maad oure odour to stynke bifore Farao and hise seruauntis; and ye han youe to hym a swerd, that he schulde sle vs.
(and said to `Moses and Aaron, The Lord se, and deme, for ye/you_all have made our odour to stynke before Pharaoh and his servants; and ye/you_all have given to him a swerd, that he should slay/kill us.)
LUT und sprachen zu ihnen: Der HErr sehe auf euch und richte es, daß ihr unsern Geruch habt stinken gemacht vor Pharao und seinen Knechten und habt ihnen das Schwert in ihre Hände gegeben, uns zu töten.
(and said to ihnen: The LORD sehe on you and richte es, that her unsern Geruch have stinken made before/in_front_of Pharao and his Knechten and have ihnen the Schwert in ihre Hände gegeben, uns to kill.)
CLV et dixerunt ad eos: Videat Dominus et judicet, quoniam fœtere fecistis odorem nostrum coram Pharaone et servis ejus, et præbuistis ei gladium, ut occideret nos.[fn]
(and dixerunt to them: Videat Master and yudicet, quoniam fœtere fecistis odorem nostrum coram Pharaone and servis his, and præbuistis to_him gladium, as occideret nos.)
5.21 Videat Dominus, etc. GREG. l. 29, Moral., cap. 14. Cum lux divina cor humanum illustrat, usque ad quasi fetere se in oculis Pharaonis dolet. Quoniam fetere, etc. ORIG. Hom. 3. Allegorice. Verum dicunt, quamvis nesciant, sicut Caiphas, qui ait: Expedit ut unus moriatur pro populo Joan. 18.; quid diceret nesciebat. Sicut enim Apostolus ait: Christi bonus odor sumus, aliis in vitam, aliis in mortem, ita propheticus sermo suavis odor est credentibus; dubiis vero et incredulis, et qui fatentur se populum Pharaonis, odor exsecrabilis efficitur. Ipse quoque Moses dicit Domino: Ex quo locutus sum cum Pharaone, afflixisti populum tuum; quia antequam sermo Dei audiatur, non est tribulatio, vel tentatio: sed ubi signum belli tuba prædicationis ostenderit, tribulationum pugna consurgit. Ex quo ergo loqui cœpit Moses et Aaron ad Pharaonem, affligitur populus Dei. Ex quo in animam tuam sermo Dei prolatus est, certamen intra te virtutibus contra vitia suscitatur, quæ prius intra te in pace durabant. Sed ubi facere cœpit sermo Dei cujusque discrimen, turbatio magna consurgit, et sine fœdere nascitur bellum: quia injustitia justitiæ non convenit, nec sobrietati ebrietas, vel veritati mendacium. Ideo non turbemur si videmur odor exsecrabilis Pharaoni. Exsecratio enim vitii dicitur virtus. Sed sicut stetit Moses ante Pharaonem, stemus et nos; non flectamur, succincti lumbos in veritate, et calceati pedes in præparatione Evangelii pacis Ephes. 6.. Stamus autem confidenter, Dominum deprecamur, ut statuat pedes nostros supra firmam petram, ne moveantur pedes nostri. Stemus autem, id est, obsistamus, secundum illud I Petr. 5: Cui resistite fortes in fide: ut cito conteratur Satanas sub pedibus nostris. Quanto enim nos constanter et fortiter stamus, tanto Pharao infirmius. Si autem infirmi vel dubii esse cœperimus, validior fiet. Cum enim elevaret Moses manus, vincebatur Amalec; cum quasi lassas dejiceret, invalescebat. Nos ergo in virtute crucis Christi extollamus brachia, et levemus in oratione sanctas manus, ut Dei auxilium mereamur. Hinc Jacobus ait: Resistite diabolo et fugiet a vobis Jac. 3.. Agamus ergo ut non solum fugiat, sed conteratur sub pedibus nostris exstinctus in profundo abyssi. Nos autem si recedamus de Ægypto vitiorum, fluctus sæculi tanquam iter solidum evadimus per Jesum Christum.
5.21 Videat Master, etc. GREG. l. 29, Moral., cap. 14. Since light divina heart humanum illustrat, usque to as_if fetere se in oculis Pharaonis dolet. Quoniam fetere, etc. ORIG. Hom. 3. Allegorice. Verum dicunt, quamvis nesciant, like Caiphas, who ait: Expedit as unus moriatur pro populo Yoan. 18.; quid diceret nesciebat. Sicut because Apostolus ait: Christi bonus odor sumus, aliis in vitam, aliis in mortem, ita propheticus sermo suavis odor it_is credentibus; dubiis vero and incredulis, and who fatentur se the_people Pharaonis, odor exsecrabilis efficitur. Ipse quoque Moses dicit Domino: Ex quo spoke I_am when/with Pharaone, afflixisti the_people tuum; because before sermo God audiatur, not/no it_is tribulatio, or tentatio: but ubi signum belli tuba prædicationis ostenderit, tribulationum pugna consurgit. Ex quo ergo lowho cœpit Moses and Aaron to Pharaonem, affligitur populus God. Ex quo in animam tuam sermo God prolatus it_is, certamen intra you(sg) virtutibus contra vitia suscitatur, which first/before intra you(sg) in pace durabant. Sed ubi facere cœpit sermo God cuyusque discrimen, turbatio magna consurgit, and without fœdere nascitur bellum: because injustitia justitiæ not/no convenit, but_not sobrietati ebrietas, or veritati mendacium. Ideo not/no turbemur when/but_if videmur odor exsecrabilis Pharaoni. Exsecratio because vitii it_is_said virtus. Sed like stetit Moses ante Pharaonem, stemus and nos; not/no flectamur, succincti lumbos in veritate, and calceati pedes in præparatione Evangelii pacis Ephes. 6.. Stamus however confidenter, Dominum deprecamur, as statuat pedes nostros supra firmam petram, ne moveantur pedes nostri. Stemus autem, id it_is, obsistamus, after/second illud I Petr. 5: Cui resistite fortes in fide: as cito conteratur Satanas under feet nostris. Quanto because nos constanter and fortiter stamus, tanto Pharao infirmius. When/But_if however infirmi or dubii esse cœperimus, validior fiet. Since because elevaret Moses manus, vincebatur Amalec; when/with as_if lassas deyiceret, invalescebat. Nos ergo in virtute crucis Christi extollamus brachia, and levemus in oratione sanctas manus, as God auxilium mereamur. Hinc Yacobus ait: Resistite diabolo and fugiet a vobis Yac. 3.. Agamus ergo as not/no solum fugiat, but conteratur under feet nostris exstinctus in profundo abyssi. Nos however when/but_if recedamus about Ægypto vitiorum, wave sæculi tanquam iter solidum evadimus per Yesum Christum.
BRN And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge you, for ye have made our savour abominable before Pharao, and before his servants, to put a sword into his hands to slay us.
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπαν αὐτοῖς, ἴδοι ὁ Θεὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ κρίναι, ὅτι ἐβδελύξατε τὴν ὀσμὴν ἡμῶν ἐναντίον Φαραὼ, καὶ ἐναντίον τῶν θεραπόντων αὐτοῦ, δοῦναι ῥομφαίαν εἰς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ, ἀποκτεῖναι ἡμᾶς.
(Kai eipan autois, idoi ho Theos humas kai krinai, hoti ebdeluxate taʸn osmaʸn haʸmōn enantion Faraō, kai enantion tōn therapontōn autou, dounai ɽomfaian eis tas ⱪeiras autou, apokteinai haʸmas. )
Hardship in Following God
Sometimes people are urged to accept Christ because “he will solve your problems.” But Christ did not promise to solve all of people’s problems. In fact, he repeatedly warned people to consider what it would cost to follow him (see, e.g., Luke 14:28), and he pointed out the hardships that would come into their lives as a result of choosing to follow him (see, e.g., Mark 8:34).
Exodus 5 gives us a case study: Pharaoh’s earlier enslavement and persecution of the Hebrews was purely strategic. He worried that this growing sector of the population would cause trouble for him (Exod 1:8-22). In chapter 5, the situation is different. Moses and Aaron had rallied the people’s hopes that their God would soon rescue them (4:29-31). During their initial encounter with Pharaoh, Moses and Aaron confronted him with the reality of God’s sovereign rule (5:1-3). Not surprisingly, Pharaoh considered this an affront to his own sovereignty and reacted strongly against the Israelites (5:4-21).
When God’s Kingdom clashes with God’s enemies, there is often conflict and hardship for God’s people. We should not be surprised. Believers have changed allegiance from the realm of darkness to the realm of light (Col 1:11-14), and those who rule in the realm of darkness will certainly not let us leave their power without a fight. We must stand firm in our faith, knowing that God will secure the final victory on our behalf (Exod 6:1-8; see also Matt 5:11-12; John 16:33; Rom 16:20; Eph 6:10-18).
Passages for Further Study
Gen 39:6-20; Exod 5:1-23; 18:8; 1 Kgs 18:3-4; 19:1-10; Pss 6:6-7; 22:11-18; Matt 5:11-12; Mark 8:34; John 15:20; 16:33; Rom 16:20; 2 Cor 11:23-29; Eph 6:10-18; 2 Tim 3:12; Heb 10:32-36; 1 Pet 1:6-7; 3:9-17; 4:12-19
יֵ֧רֶא יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑ט
look YHWH upon,you_all and,judge
The Israelite officers used this form to curse Moses and Aaron.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑ט
upon,you_all and,judge
You refers to Moses and Aaron. If your language uses different forms of “you” depending on the number of people addressed, use a dual or plural form here.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם אֶת־רֵיחֵ֗נוּ בְּעֵינֵ֤י פַרְעֹה֙ וּבְעֵינֵ֣י עֲבָדָ֔יו
stink DOM bad_odor,us in/on=both_eyes_of Farˊoh and,in/on/at/with,eyes officials,his
The Egyptians responded to the Israelites the same way they would respond to a foul odor. If your readers would not understand what this image means in this context, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you have caused Pharaoh and his servants to hate us”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
חֶ֥רֶב בְּיָדָ֖ם
sword in/on/at/with,hand,their
Here, a sword into their hand is a metonym for “a reason in their mind.” The Israelites are afraid that the Egyptians will feel that they are doing the right thing if they kill the Israelites, because Moses and Aaron are making demands to the king and because the Egyptians view the Israelites as lazy and dangerous. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “them a reason to think they would be right”