Catholic Public Domain Version
"And Pharaoh said: “The people of the land are many. You see that the turmoil has increased: how much more if you give them rest from the works?” "
— Exodus 5:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.”
“And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. ”
“Pharaoh said, "Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens."”
“Pharaoh was thinking,“The people of the land are now many, and you are giving them rest from their labor.””
“And Pharao said: The people of the land are numerous; you see that the multitude is increased; how much more if you give them rest from their works?”
“And Pharaoh said, Truly, the people of the land are increasing in number, and you are keeping them back from their work.”
“And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.”
But he responded: “Who is the Lord, that I should listen to his voice and release Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not release Israel.”
And they said: “The God of the Hebrews has called us, so that we may go three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God. Otherwise, a pestilence or the sword may befall us.”
The king of Egypt said to them: “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, distract the people from their works? Go back to your burdens.”
And Pharaoh said: “The people of the land are many. You see that the turmoil has increased: how much more if you give them rest from the works?”
Therefore, on the same day, he instructed the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters of the people, saying:
“You shall no longer give chaff to the people to form bricks, as before. But they may go and gather straw.
And you shall impose upon them the same quota of bricks that they made before. Neither will you lessen anything, for they are idle, and therefore they cry out, saying: ‘We shall go and sacrifice to our God.’