King James Version
"And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens."
— Exodus 5:5, King James Version
“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.”
And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.
And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
And 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.