Exodus 5:6

Translations

Modern

That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen:

Traditional

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Literal

And that day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Latin

Præcepit ergo in die illo præfectis operum et exactoribus populi, dicens:

Original

Hebrew

English

That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen:

Notes

Exodus 5:6–14

Pharaoh increased the workload to punish their disobedience. He thought they had too much free time (5:8). He could not imagine a god revealing himself outside the royal worship system. He believed they invented their unusual religious ideas instead of working (see also 5:17).

Exodus 5:1–14

Pharaoh not only rejected the request of Moses to release the Hebrew slaves, he also retaliated by making their work harder. The arrival of the rescuer had actually made the situation worse.

Exodus 4:29–7:7

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.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh Biblical Law Suffering in Following God

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Exodus 5:19
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Joshua 24:4
…and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
Joshua 8:33
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Exodus 1:11
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Exodus 5:13–15
The taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, “Fulfill your quota each day, just as you did when straw was provided.”
Numbers 11:16
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Deuteronomy 1:15
So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.
2 Chronicles 26:11
Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
Exodus 3:7
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
Deuteronomy 16:18
You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
Joshua 24:1
Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

People

Pharaoh: Egyptian Pharaoh during the Exodus

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Brick, Brick Kiln Deuteronomy, Book of Taskmaster

Topics

Cruelty: Egyptians to the Israelites Egypt: Israel in Pharaoh Increases Their Affliction

Exodus 5:6

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