EXO 5:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) We haven’t been given any straw and yet they’re telling us to keep making bricks. And see, we your servants get beaten, but it’s your people’s mistake.”

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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).

BrLXX Ἄχυρον οὐ δίδοται τοῖς οἰκέταις σου, καὶ τὴν πλίνθον ἡμῖν λέγουσι ποιεῖν· καὶ ἰδοὺ οἱ παῖδές σου μεμαστίγωνται, ἀδικήσεις οὖν τὸν λαόν σου.
(Aⱪuron ou didotai tois oiketais sou, kai taʸn plinthon haʸmin legousi poiein; kai idou hoi paides sou memastigōntai, adikaʸseis oun ton laon sou. )

BrTr Straw is not given to thy servants, and they tell us to make brick; and behold thy servants have been scourged: thou wilt therefore injure thy people.

ULT No straw is being given to your servants. And they are saying to us, ‘Make bricks!’ And behold, your servants are beaten, but it is the sin of your people.”

UST Your slave drivers are not giving us any straw for making bricks, but they keep telling us, ‘Make the same number of bricks!’ They are even beating us. But it is your own slave drivers that are keeping us from making enough bricks.”

BSB No straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us, ‘Make brick!’ and behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET No straw is given to your servants, but we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Your servants are even being beaten, but the fault is with your people.”

LSV Straw is not given to your servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and behold, your servants are struck—and your people have sinned.”

FBV You don't give us any straw but your slave drivers demand that we make bricks, and they beat us! Your people are treating us badly!”

T4T Now they are not giving us any straw for making bricks, but they keep commanding us to make bricks. And now sometimes they beat us. But it is the fault of your own slave bosses that we cannot make as many bricks as before!”

LEB Straw is not being given to your servants, but they are saying to us, ‘Make bricks!’ and, look, your servants are being beaten, but it is the fault of[fn] your people.”

5:16 The expression is difficult. The word translated “fault” or “sin” has pointing for a second-person feminine singular subject (“you sinned”), which does not go well with either “Pharaoh” or “your people” as a subject; but the noun translated “sin of” has the same consonants, leading to the possibility that the word should be understood as a noun

BBE They give us no dry stems and they say to us, Make bricks: and they give your servants blows; but it is your people who are in the wrong.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us: Make brick; and, behold, thy servants are beaten, but the fault is in thine own people.'

ASV There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

DRA Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before: behold we thy servants are beaten with whips, and thy people is unjustly dealt withal.

YLT Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten — and thy people hath sinned.'

Drby There is no straw given to thy bondmen, and they say to us, Make brick; and behold, thy bondmen are beaten, but it is the fault of thy people.

RV There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

Wbstr There is no straw given to thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thy own people.

KJB-1769 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
(There is no straw given unto thy/your servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy/your servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine/your own people. )

KJB-1611 There is no straw giuen vnto thy seruants, and they say to vs, Make bricke: and beholde, thy seruants are beaten; but the fault is in thine owne people.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps There is no strawe geuen vnto thy seruauntes, and they say vnto vs, make brycke: and thy seruauntes are beaten, and the fault is thyne owne people.
(There is no strawe given unto thy/your servants, and they say unto us, make brick: and thy/your servants are beaten, and the fault is thine/your own people.)

Gnva There is no strawe giuen to thy seruantes, and they say vnto vs, Make bricke: and loe, thy seruants are beaten, and thy people is blamed.
(There is no strawe given to thy/your servantes, and they say unto us, Make brick: and lo, thy/your servants are beaten, and thy/your people is blamed. )

Cvdl Thy seruauntes haue no strawe geuen the, & yet must we make the brycke that are appoynted vs. And beholde, thy seruauntes are beaten, & thy people are euell intreated.
(Thy servants have no strawe given them, and yet must we make the brick that are appointed us. And behold, thy/your servants are beaten, and thy/your people are evil entreated.)

Wycl Stre is not youun to vs, and tijl stoonus ben comaundid in lijk manere. Lo! we thi seruauntis ben betun with scourgis, and it is doon vniustli ayens thi puple.
(Stre is not given to us, and tijl stones been commanded in like manner. Lo! we thy/your servants been betun with scourgis, and it is done uniustli against thy/your puple.)

Luth Man gibt deinen Knechten kein Stroh, und sollen die Ziegel machen, die uns bestimmt sind; und siehe, deine Knechte werden geschlagen, und dein Volk muß Sünder sein.
(Man gibt deinen servants kein Stroh, and sollen the Ziegel machen, the us/to_us/ourselves bestimmt sind; and look, your servant(s) become geschlagen, and your people must sinners sein.)

ClVg paleæ non dantur nobis, et lateres similiter imperantur: en famuli tui flagellis cædimur, et injuste agitur contra populum tuum.
(paleæ not/no dantur nobis, and lateres likewise imperantur: en famuli yours flagellis cædimur, and injuste agitur on_the_contrary the_people tuum. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תֶּ֗בֶן אֵ֤ין נִתָּן֙ לַ⁠עֲבָדֶ֔י⁠ךָ

straw not given to,servants,your

The text does not specify who is not giving them straw. From the context, the taskmasters and, by implication, Pharaoh himself are the ones not doing this. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternative translation: “You are not giving your servants any straw.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

לַ⁠עֲבָדֶ֔י⁠ךָ & עֲבָדֶ֛י⁠ךָ

to,servants,your & your=servants

Here, the Israelite officers use the term your servants to refer to themselves in the third person as a way of showing humility. It is also possible that they mean to include all the Israelites. Either option is valid if your language must state who is meant by “your servants.” Alternate translation: “to us”

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

אֹמְרִ֥ים

say

Here, they refers to the Egyptian taskmasters.

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֧ה

and=see/lo/see!

And behold is used to draw attention to surprising information that follows.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

עֲבָדֶ֛י⁠ךָ מֻכִּ֖ים

your=servants beaten

The text does not specify who beat the officers. It was probably either the taskmasters or someone the taskmasters ordered to beat the officers. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

וְ⁠חָטָ֥את עַמֶּֽ⁠ךָ

and,fault people,your_own

The Israelites are indirectly accusing Pharaoh of doing wrong. To translate this, consider polite or indirect ways of making accusations in your culture.

וְ⁠חָטָ֥את

and,fault

Alternate translation: “but it is the wrongdoing of”

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