Exodus 5:5

And Pharaoh said, Lo! many—now, are the people of the land,—and are ye to make them rest from their burdens?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 O Moses and Aaron should ye loose the people from their works? Get you to your burdens.

6So then Pharaoh gave command on that day, unto the taskmasters over the people and unto their overseers—saying:

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Cross References

Exodus 1:7But the sons of Israel, were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and waxed mighty, with exceeding vigour,—so that the land was filled with them.

Proverbs 14:28In the multitude of a people, is the majesty of the king, but, in the ceasing of population, is the ruin 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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