Exodus 5:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Exodus 5:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 5:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 5:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Exodus 5:6 — World English Bible

Exodus 5:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Exodus 5:6 — American Standard Version

Exodus 5:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Exodus 5:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 5:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Exodus 5:6 — Darby Translation

Exodus 5:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore Pharaoh gaue commandement the same day vnto the taskemasters of the people, and to their officers, saying,”

Exodus 5:6 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 5:6 in Context — Exodus 5

4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

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

7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

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What Does Exodus 5:6 Mean?

Exodus 5:6 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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