Exodus 5:5

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye disturb them in the pursuit of their labors.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

In Context

4And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, hinder the people from their works? get you unto your own affairs.

6And Pharaoh commanded on the same day the taskmasters of the people, and its officers, saying,

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Cross References

Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Proverbs 14:28In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the want of a population is the downfall of the prince.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 5:4-10

3 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. 4 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. 5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. 6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the… Read the whole commentary →

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