Exodus 5
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
1 Ref And after that, Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and said, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, Let my people go so that they may keep a feast to me in the waste land.
2 Ref And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.
3 Ref And they said, The God of the Hebrews has come to us: let us then go three days' journey into the waste land to make an offering to the Lord our God, so that he may not send death on us by disease or the sword.
4 Ref And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people away from their work? get back to your work.
5 Ref And Pharaoh said, Truly, the people of the land are increasing in number, and you are keeping them back from their work.
6 Ref The same day Pharaoh gave orders to the overseers and those who were responsible for the work, saying,
7 Ref Give these men no more dry stems for their brick-making as you have been doing; let them go and get the material for themselves.
8 Ref But see that they make the same number of bricks as before, and no less: for they have no love for work; and so they are crying out and saying, Let us go and make an offering to our God.
9 Ref Give the men harder work, and see that they do it; let them not give attention to false words.
10 Ref And the overseers of the people and their responsible men went out and said to the people, Pharaoh says, I will give you no more dry stems.
11 Ref Go yourselves and get dry stems wherever you are able; for your work is not to be any less.
12 Ref So the people were sent in all directions through the land of Egypt to get dry grass for stems.
13 And the overseers went on driving them and saying, Do your full day's work as before when there were dry stems for you.
14 Ref And the responsible men of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's overseers had put over them, were given blows, and they said to them, Why have you not done your regular work, in making bricks as before?
15 Then the responsible men of the children of Israel came to Pharaoh, protesting and saying, Why are you acting in this way to your servants?
16 They give us no dry stems and they say to us, Make bricks: and they give your servants blows; but it is your people who are in the wrong.
17 Ref But he said, You have no love for work: that is why you say, Let us go and make an offering to the Lord.
18 Ref Go now, get back to your work; no dry stems will be given to you, but you are to make the full number of bricks.
19 Ref Then the responsible men of the children of Israel saw that they were purposing evil when they said, The number of bricks which you have to make every day will be no less than before.
20 And they came face to face with Moses and Aaron, who were in their way when they came out from Pharaoh:
21 Ref And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh and his servants a bad opinion of us, putting a sword in their hands for our destruction.
22 Ref And Moses went back to the Lord and said, Lord, why have you done evil to this people? why have you sent me?
23 Ref For from the time when I came to Pharaoh to put your words before him, he has done evil to this people, and you have given them no help.
American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)
1 Ref And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
2 Ref And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go.
3 Ref And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
4 Ref And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
5 Ref And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
6 Ref And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7 Ref Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8 Ref And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
9 Ref Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard lying words.
10 Ref And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
11 Ref Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it: for nought of your work shall be diminished.
12 Ref So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
13 And the taskmasters were urgent saying, Fulfil your works, `your' daily tasks, as when there was straw.
14 Ref 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?
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 it in thine own people.
17 Ref But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.
18 Ref Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks.
19 Ref And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, when it was said, Ye shall not diminish aught from your bricks, `your' daily tasks.
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
21 Ref and they said unto them, Jehovah look upon you, and judge: because ye have made our savor 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 Ref And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
23 Ref For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath dealt ill with this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
King James Version (KJV)
1 Ref And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
2 Ref And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
3 Ref And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
4 Ref 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 Ref And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
6 Ref And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7 Ref Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8 Ref 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.
9 Ref Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard vain words.
10 Ref And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
11 Ref Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
12 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
18 Ref Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
19 Ref 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.
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
21 Ref And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor 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 Ref 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 Ref 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.
