Exodus 5:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?”
Exodus 5:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 5:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 5:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?”
Exodus 5:22 — World English Bible
Exodus 5:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? ”
Exodus 5:22 — American Standard Version
Exodus 5:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why <FI>is<Fi> this? --Thou hast sent me!”
Exodus 5:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 5:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Lord, why hast thou done evil to this people? why now hast thou sent me? ”
Exodus 5:22 — Darby Translation
Exodus 5:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore Moses returned to the Lord, and saide, Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou thus sent me?”
Exodus 5:22 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 5:22 in Context — Exodus 5
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
21 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.
22 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
What Does Exodus 5:22 Mean?
Exodus 5:22 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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