| Berean Study Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’ ” | 1Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’” |
| 2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.” | 2But Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go.” |
| 3“The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.” | 3Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.” |
| 4But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your labor!” | 4But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get back to your burdens.” |
| 5Pharaoh also said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you would be stopping them from their labor.” | 5And Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens!” |
| 6That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen: | 6The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen, |
| 7“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw. | 7“You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as in the past; let them go and gather straw for themselves. |
| 8But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’ | 8But the number of bricks that they made in the past you shall impose on them, you shall by no means reduce it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifice to our God.’ |
| 9Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.” | 9Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words.” |
| 10So the taskmasters and foremen of the people went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am no longer giving you straw. | 10So the taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I will not give you straw. |
| 11Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it; but your workload will in no way be reduced.’ ” | 11Go and get your straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced in the least.’” |
| 12So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. | 12So the people were scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. |
| 13The taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, “Fulfill your quota each day, just as you did when straw was provided.” | 13The taskmasters were urgent, saying, “Complete your work, your daily task each day, as when there was straw.” |
| 14Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?” | 14And the foremen of the people of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, “Why have you not done all your task of making bricks today and yesterday, as in the past?” |
| 15So the Israelite foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why are you treating your servants this way? | 15Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, “Why do you treat your servants like this? |
| 16No 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.” | 16No straw is given to your servants, yet they say to us, ‘Make bricks!’ And behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.” |
| 17“You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’ | 17But he said, “You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’ |
| 18Now get to work. You will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks.” | 18Go now and work. No straw will be given you, but you must still deliver the same number of bricks.” |
| 19The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.” | 19The 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.” |
| 20When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them. | 20They met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them, as they came out from Pharaoh; |
| 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!” | 21and they said to them, “The LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.” |
| 22So Moses returned to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people? Is this why You sent me? | 22Then Moses turned to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? |
| 23Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.” | 23For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all.” |
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