Translations
Modern
No straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
Traditional
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
Literal
Straw is not being given to your servants, and they are saying to us, ‘Make bricks!’ And behold, your servants are beaten, and the fault is in your people.”
Latin
…paleæ non dantur nobis, et lateres similiter imperantur: en famuli tui flagellis cædimur, et injuste agitur contra populum tuum.
Original
Hebrew
English
No straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
Notes
In this section, the Lord promised to rescue the Israelites. He said that he would bring them out of slavery.
At first, the people responded in a positive way. They believed what God said. However, later they faced a crisis of faith. They began to doubt God’s promise and struggled to trust him.
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Glossary
Topics
Brick: Made by Israelites Cruelty: Egyptians to the Israelites Egypt: Israel in Pharaoh Increases Their Affliction Petition: Right of, Recognized by Pharaoh