KJV King James Version
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?
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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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”
WEB World English Bible
The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, “Why haven’t you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?”
ASV American Standard Version
And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and to-day, in making brick as heretofore?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, ‘Wherefore have ye not completed your portion in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and to-day?’
Surrounding context — Exodus 5
11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
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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וַיֻּכּ֗וּH5221 · na.khahto smiteשֹֽׁטְרֵי֙H7860 · sho.terofficialבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichשָׂ֣מוּH7760 · sumto set: makeעֲלֵהֶ֔םH5921 · aluponנֹגְשֵׂ֥יH5065 · na.ga.sto oppressפַרְעֹ֖הH6547 · par.ohPharaohלֵאמֹ֑רH559 · a.marto sayמַדּ֡וּעַH4069 · mad.du.awhy?לֹא֩H3808 · lonotכִלִּיתֶ֨םH3615 · ka.lahto end: finishחָקְכֶ֤םH2706 · choqstatute: decreeלִלְבֹּן֙H3835 · la.vento whitenכִּתְמ֣וֹלH8543 · te.molyesterdayשִׁלְשֹׁ֔םH8032 · shil.shomthree days agoגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoתְּמ֖וֹלH8543 · te.molyesterdayגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoהַיּֽוֹם׃H3117 · yomday
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