American King James Version
" And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, "
— Exodus 5:6, American King James Version
“And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,”
“And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, ”
“The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,”
“That same day Pharaoh commanded the slave masters and foremen who were over the people:”
“Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the task-masters of the people, saying:”
“The same day Pharaoh gave orders to the overseers and those who were responsible for the work, saying,”
“And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,”
And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray you, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice to the LORD our God; lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.
And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you to your burdens.
And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and you make them rest from their burdens.
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
You 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, you shall lay on them; you shall not diminish any thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Let there more work be laid on the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard vain words. ¶