KJV King James Version
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.
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Exodus 5:16
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
No straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
WEB World English Bible
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.”
ASV American Standard Version
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault it in thine own people.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.’
Surrounding 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.
18 Go therefore now, [and] work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see [that] they [were] in evil [case], after it was said, Ye shall not minish [ought] from your bricks of your daily task.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
תֶּ֗בֶןH8401 · te.venstrawאֵ֤יןH369 · a.yinnothingנִתָּן֙H5414 · na.tanto give: giveלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוּלְבֵנִ֛יםH3843 · le.ve.nahbrickאֹמְרִ֥יםH559 · a.marto sayלָ֖נוּH9035 · nuusעֲשׂ֑וּH6213 · a.sahto make: doוְהִנֵּ֧הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdעֲבָדֶ֛יךָH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveמֻכִּ֖יםH5221 · na.khahto smiteוְחָטָ֥אתH2398 · cha.tato sinעַמֶּֽךָ׃H5971 · ampeople
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