Exodus 5:17
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And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.

Exodus 5:8
And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which they did before; neither shall you diminish any thing thereof, for they are idle, and therefore they cry. saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Exodus 5:16
Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before; behold we, thy servants, are beaten with whips, and thy people is unjustly dealt withal.

Exodus 5:18
Go therefore and work: straw shall not be given you, and you shall deliver the accustomed number of bricks.

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And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.

Matthew 26:8 And the disciples seeing it had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?

John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed.

2 Thessalonians 3:10,11 For also, when we were with you, this we declared to you: that, if any man will not work, neither let him eat. . . .

Context
The Cry of the Israelites
16Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before; behold we, thy servants, are beaten with whips, and thy people is unjustly dealt withal. 17And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.18Go therefore and work: straw shall not be given you, and you shall deliver the accustomed number of bricks.…
Lexicon
“You
אַתֶּ֖ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are slackers,”
נִרְפִּ֥ים (nir·pîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7503: Sink, relax

Pharaoh replied.
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Slackers!
נִרְפִּ֑ים (nir·pîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7503: Sink, relax

That is why
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

you
אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

keep saying,
אֹֽמְרִ֔ים (’ō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘Let us go
נֵלְכָ֖ה (nê·lə·ḵāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

and sacrifice
נִזְבְּחָ֥ה (niz·bə·ḥāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice

to the LORD.’
לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
“You are slackers,” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’But he said, You are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.

And he said to them, Ye are idle, ye are idlers: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to our God.

And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go, and do sacrifice to the LORD.

But he said, "You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to Yahweh.'

And he saith, 'Remiss -- ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;
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