EXO 5:6 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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 Συνέταξε δὲ Φαραὼ τοῖς ἐργοδιώκταις τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ τοῖς γραμματεῦσι, λέγων,
(Sunetaxe de Faraō tois ergodiōktais tou laou, kai tois grammateusi, legōn, )

BrTr And Pharao gave orders to the task-masters of the people and the accountants, saying,

ULT And on that day, Pharaoh ordered the taskmasters among the people and officers, saying,

UST That same day the king commanded the Egyptian slave drivers and the Israelite bosses who directed the slaves,

BSB That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET That same day Pharaoh commanded the slave masters and foremen who were over the people:

LSV And on that day Pharaoh commands the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,

FBV That very day he ordered the slave drivers and those in charge of the people:

T4T That same day the king commanded the Egyptian slave bosses and the Israeli men supervising the slaves,

LEB No LEB EXO book available

BBE The same day Pharaoh gave orders to the overseers and those who were responsible for the work, saying,

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying:

ASV And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

DRA Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters of the people, saying:

YLT And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,

Drby And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

RV And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

SLT And Pharaoh will command in that day those urging on over the people, and their scribes, saying,

Wbstr And Pharaoh commanded the same day the task-masters of the people, and their officers, saying,

KJB-1769 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

KJB-1611 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taske-masters of the people, and their officers, saying;

Bshps No Bshps EXO book available

Gnva Therefore Pharaoh gaue commandement the same day vnto the taskemasters of the people, and to their officers, saying,
(Therefore Pharaoh gave commandment the same day unto the taskemasters of the people, and to their officers, saying, )

Cvdl No Cvdl EXO book available

Wycl No Wycl EXO book available

Luth No Luth EXO book available

ClVg Præcepit ergo in die illo præfectis operum et exactoribus populi, dicens:
(He_commanded therefore in/into/on day that beforefectis works and exactoribus of_the_people, saying: )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT EXO book available

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:

וַ⁠יְצַ֥ו פַּרְעֹ֖ה & אֶת־הַ⁠נֹּגְשִׂ֣ים בָּ⁠עָ֔ם וְ⁠אֶת־שֹׁטְרָ֖י⁠ו לֵ⁠אמֹֽר

and=he/it_commanded Parˊoh & DOM the,taskmasters in/on/at/with,people and=DOM foremen_of,their to=say

Pharaoh may have sent a messenger or messengers to the taskmasters and officers or spoken to one or a few representatives of them at his court rather than speaking to them directly. Alternate translation: [And … Pharaoh gave an order to the taskmasters among the people and officers. He said,]

אֶת־הַ⁠נֹּגְשִׂ֣ים

DOM the,taskmasters

Taskmasters were Egyptians whose job it was to force the Israelites to do hard work. These are probably the same as the “overseers” of labor gangs from [Exodus 1:11](../01/11.md), but here the term is harsher. Alternate translation: [oppressors]

וְ⁠אֶת־שֹׁטְרָ֖י⁠ו

and=DOM foremen_of,their

Officers were probably Israelite slaves who were in charge of the other Israelites but who answered to the Egyptian taskmasters.

לֵ⁠אמֹֽר

to=say

Here, saying is a way of introducing a direct quotation in Hebrew; most translations can omit it without harm.

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