Exodus 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Exodus 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
Exodus 5:16 — World English Bible
Exodus 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Exodus 5:16 — American Standard Version
Exodus 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
Exodus 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Exodus 5:16 — Darby Translation
Exodus 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Exodus 5:16 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 5:16 in Context — Exodus 5
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.
18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
What Does Exodus 5:16 Mean?
Exodus 5:16 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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