King James Version with Apocrypha
"And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,"
— Exodus 5:6, King James Version with Apocrypha
“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 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.
Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.