Exodus 5:19
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New International Version (©2011)
The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, "You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day."

New Living Translation (©2007)
The Israelite foremen could see that they were in serious trouble when they were told, "You must not reduce the number of bricks you make each day."

English Standard Version (©2001)
The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, “You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The foremen of the sons of Israel saw that they were in trouble because they were told, "You must not reduce your daily amount of bricks."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, "You cannot reduce your daily quota of bricks."

International Standard Version (©2012)
The Israeli supervisors realized they were in trouble when he said, "You won't reduce each day's quota of bricks!"

NET Bible (©2006)
The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, "You must not reduce the daily quota of your bricks."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, "Don't make fewer bricks each day than you're supposed to."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in an evil plight, after it was said, you shall not reduce any from your bricks of your daily task.

American King James Version
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, You shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in evil case, because it was said to them: There shall not a whit be diminished of the bricks for every day.

Darby Bible Translation
And the officers of the children of Israel saw that it stood ill with them, because it was said, Ye shall not diminish anything from your bricks, the daily work.

English Revised Version
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, when it was said, Ye shall not minish aught from your bricks, your daily tasks.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not diminish aught from your bricks of your daily task.

World English Bible
The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble, when it was said, "You shall not diminish anything from your daily quota of bricks!"

Young's Literal Translation
And the authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, 'Ye do not diminish from your bricks; the matter of a day in its day.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

5:10-23 The Egyptian task-masters were very severe. See what need we have to pray that we may be delivered from wicked men. The head-workmen justly complained to Pharaoh: but he taunted them. The malice of Satan has often represented the service and worship of God, as fit employment only for those who have nothing else to do, and the business only of the idle; whereas, it is the duty of those who are most busy in the world. Those who are diligent in doing sacrifice to the Lord, will, before God, escape the doom of the slothful servant, though with men they do not. The Israelites should have humbled themselves before God, and have taken to themselves the shame of their sin; but instead of that, they quarrel with those who were to be their deliverers. Moses returned to the Lord. He knew that what he had said and done, was by God's direction; and therefore appeals to him. When we find ourselves at any time perplexed in the way of our duty, we ought to go to God, and lay open our case before him by fervent prayer. Disappointments in our work must not drive us from our God, but still we must ponder why they are sent.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 19. - The officers... did see that they were in evil case. See the "Introductory paragraph" to this section, and comp. ver. 21.

CHAPTER 5:20, 21

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case,.... In a bad condition and circumstances, and that there was no likelihood of their getting out of them, since Pharaoh treated them after this manner; they saw not only that the common people were in a bad condition, in great bondage, misery, and distress, to be obliged to get straw to make brick, and carry in their full tale as before; but that they themselves were in a bad situation, since for the deficiency in their people they were like to be beaten for it from time to time:

after it was said, ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task; after this had been said and confirmed by Pharaoh, they had no hope of things being better with them, but looked upon their unhappy lot as irretrievable.

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The Israelites' Cry
…18Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall you deliver the tale of bricks. 19And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, You shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task. 20And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: …

Exodus 5:8 But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don't reduce the quota. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.'
Exodus 5:18 Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks."
Exodus 5:20 When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,