Exodus 5:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?”

Exodus 5:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 5:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 5:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you deal this way with your servants?”

Exodus 5:15 — World English Bible

Exodus 5:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants? ”

Exodus 5:15 — American Standard Version

Exodus 5:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, `Why dost thou thus to thy servants?”

Exodus 5:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 5:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why dost thou deal thus with thy bondmen? ”

Exodus 5:15 — Darby Translation

Exodus 5:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the officers of the children of Israel came, and cryed vnto Pharaoh, saying, Wherfore dealest thou thus with thy seruants?”

Exodus 5:15 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 5:15 in Context — Exodus 5

13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

16 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.

17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

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What Does Exodus 5:15 Mean?

Exodus 5:15 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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