Exodus 5:20
New International Version
When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,

New Living Translation
As they left Pharaoh’s court, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who were waiting outside for them.

English Standard Version
They met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them, as they came out from Pharaoh;

Berean Standard Bible
When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them.

King James Bible
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

New King James Version
Then, as they came out from Pharaoh, they met Moses and Aaron who stood there to meet them.

New American Standard Bible
When they left Pharaoh’s presence, they met Moses and Aaron as they were waiting for them.

NASB 1995
When they left Pharaoh’s presence, they met Moses and Aaron as they were waiting for them.

NASB 1977
When they left Pharaoh’s presence, they met Moses and Aaron as they were waiting for them.

Legacy Standard Bible
When they left Pharaoh’s presence, they confronted Moses and Aaron, standing there to meet them.

Amplified Bible
When they left Pharaoh’s presence, the foremen met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them.

Christian Standard Bible
When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them.”

American Standard Version
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

Contemporary English Version
After they left the king, they went to see Moses and Aaron, who had been waiting for them.

English Revised Version
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting for them.

Good News Translation
As they were leaving, they met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them.

International Standard Version
As they left Pharaoh's presence, they met Moses and Aaron standing there.

Majority Standard Bible
When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them.

NET Bible
When they went out from Pharaoh, they encountered Moses and Aaron standing there to meet them,

New Heart English Bible
They met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

Webster's Bible Translation
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

World English Bible
They met Moses and Aaron, who stood along the way, as they came out from Pharaoh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them in their coming out from Pharaoh,

Young's Literal Translation
And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh,

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will light upon Moses and Aaron, going forth to their meeting in their coming out from Pharaoh.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood over against them as they came out from Pharao:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they met with Moses and Aaron, who stood opposite them as they departed from Pharaoh.

New American Bible
So when they left Pharaoh they assailed Moses and Aaron, who were waiting to meet them,

New Revised Standard Version
As they left Pharaoh, they came upon Moses and Aaron who were waiting to meet them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they met Moses and Aaron standing opposite them, as they came out from the presence of Pharaoh;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they met with Moshe and with Aaron when standing opposite them as they went out from before Pharaoh:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they met Moses and Aaron coming forth to meet them, as they came forth from Pharao.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Cry of the Israelites
19The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.” 20When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them. 21“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”…

Cross References
Exodus 2:11-15
One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. / After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand. / The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?” ...

Exodus 14:11-12
They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? / Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”

Numbers 16:41
The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”

Numbers 20:2-5
Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron. / The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD! / Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here? ...

1 Samuel 8:7-8
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king. / Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.

1 Kings 19:1-2
Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. / So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”

Nehemiah 9:26-27
But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.

Psalm 106:7-8
Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea. / Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.

Isaiah 30:9-11
These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”

Jeremiah 44:16-17
“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you! / Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.

Matthew 21:33-41
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...

Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Luke 13:34
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

John 15:18-21
If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. ...

Acts 7:35-39
This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. / He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness. / This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’ ...


Treasury of Scripture

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Exodus 5
1. Pharaoh chides Moses and Aaron for their message.
6. He increases the Israelites' task.
16. He ignores their complaints.
19. They cry out to Moses and Aaron.
22. Moses complains to God.














As they left Pharaoh
This phrase sets the scene immediately after a significant encounter with Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt. The Hebrew root for "Pharaoh" is "Par‘oh," which is not just a name but a title meaning "great house." This reflects the immense power and authority Pharaoh held, symbolizing the oppressive regime that the Israelites were under. Historically, Pharaohs were considered divine figures, which adds to the tension and gravity of the Israelites' confrontation with him. The act of leaving Pharaoh signifies a moment of transition from a place of power and oppression to a moment of confrontation and accountability.

they confronted Moses and Aaron
The word "confronted" indicates a direct and possibly hostile encounter. In Hebrew, the root word for "confront" can imply standing before someone with a grievance or accusation. Moses and Aaron, as leaders chosen by God, were the intermediaries between God and the Israelites. This confrontation highlights the Israelites' frustration and desperation. It is a pivotal moment where the faith of the people in their leaders is tested. Historically, Moses and Aaron were seen as figures of hope, yet here they face the brunt of the people's discontent.

who stood waiting to meet them
This phrase suggests a sense of anticipation and readiness on the part of Moses and Aaron. The Hebrew root for "stood" is "amad," which can imply standing firm or being steadfast. This reflects the resolve and patience of Moses and Aaron as leaders. They were aware of the potential backlash from the Israelites after their meeting with Pharaoh. The act of waiting to meet them shows their commitment to their role as leaders and their willingness to face the challenges head-on. In a broader scriptural context, this moment underscores the theme of leadership under pressure and the importance of steadfastness in the face of adversity.

(20) Who stood in the way.--Heb., in their way. The meaning is, that Moses and Aaron were "standing"--i.e., waiting to meet them, and know the result of their interview with the monarch.

Verses 20, 21. - On quitting the presence of Pharaoh, the officers of the Israelites, burning with the sense of the injustice done them, and deeply apprehensive with respect to their own future, found Moses and Aaron waiting in the precincts of the court to know the result of their application. It need cause no surprise that they poured out their pent-up indignation upon them. Were not Moses and Aaron the sole cause of the existing state of things? Did not the extreme affliction of the people, did not their own sufferings in the past, did not their apprehended sufferings in the future, originate wholly in the seductive words which the two brothers had addressed to them at the assembly of the people? (Exodus 4:29-31). Accordingly, they denounced, almost cursed their officious would-be deliverers (Exodus 5:21). "The Lord look upon you, and judge" between you and us, whether the blame of this whole matter does not lie upon you, its initiators - you have made us to be abhorred in the sight of Pharaoh, and of the Egyptians generally you have brought us into danger of our lives - the Lord judge you!" Verse 20. - Who stood in the way. Rather, "who waited to meet them." It was not accident, but design, that had brought the two brothers to the spot. They were as anxious as the officers to know what course Pharaoh would take - whether he would relax the burthens of the people or no - whether he would have compassion or the contrary.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When they left
בְּצֵאתָ֖ם (bə·ṣê·ṯām)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

Pharaoh,
פַּרְעֹֽה׃ (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

they confronted
וַֽיִּפְגְּעוּ֙ (way·yip̄·gə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6293: To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity

Moses
מֹשֶׁ֣ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

and Aaron,
אַהֲרֹ֔ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

who stood
נִצָּבִ֖ים (niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand

waiting to meet them.
לִקְרָאתָ֑ם (liq·rā·ṯām)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way


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