Exodus 5:6
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
In other versions
And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
ASV
The same day Pharaoh gave orders to the overseers and those who were responsible for the work, saying,
BBE
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
DBY
The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
WEB
And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,
YLT
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
ENG
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the task-masters of the people, and their officers, saying,
WBT
That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen:
BSB
In context
4And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
5And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8And 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Pharaoh