Exodus 5:18

Exodus 5:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
• New International Version (NIV)Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Go now and work. No straw will be given you, but you must still deliver the same number of bricks."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore go now and work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the quota of bricks.”

Context of Exodus 5:18

16No straw is given to your servants, yet they say to us, ‘Make bricks!’ And look, your servants are being beaten, but it is the fault of your own people.” 17But Pharaoh said, “You are lazy, very lazy and idle! That is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ Get out now and get to work; for no straw will be given to you, yet you are to deliver the same quota of bricks.” 19The Hebrew foremen saw that they were in a bad situation because they were told, “You must not reduce [in the least] your daily quota of bricks.” 20When they left Pharaoh’s presence, the foremen met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them.

Exodus 5:18 word by word

וְעַתָּה֙ לְכ֣וּ עִבְד֔וּ וְתֶ֖בֶן לֹא־יִנָּתֵ֣ן לָכֶ֑ם וְתֹ֥כֶן לְבֵנִ֖ים תִּתֵּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• workעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• for there shall no strawתֶּ֫בֶןteben · strawH8401
• be givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the taleתֹּ֫כֶןtôken · quantityH8506
• of bricksלְבֵנָהlebênâh · brickH3843

Cross-references for Exodus 5:18

• Ezekiel 18:18As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his sin.
• Daniel 2:9If you will not reveal to me the [content of the] dream, there is but one sentence for you; for you have [already] prepared lying and corrupt words [and you have agreed together] to speak [them] before me [hoping to delay your execution] until the situation is changed. Therefore, tell me the dream [first], and then I will know [with confidence] that you can give me its interpretation.”

Commentaries on Exodus 5:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-23Verses 10-23 The Egyptian task-masters were very severe. See what need we have to pray that we may be delivered from wicked men. The head-workmen justly complained to Pharaoh: but he taunted them. The malice of Satan has often represented the service and worship of God, as fit employment only for those who have nothing else to do, and the business only of the idle; whereas, it is the duty of those who are most busy in the world. Those who are diligent in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23In 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1913-19. And the taskmasters hasted them ... officers ... beaten--As the nearest fields were bared and the people had to go farther for stubble, it was impossible for them to meet the demand by the usual tale of bricks. "The beating of the officers is just what might have been expected from an Eastern tyrant, especially in the valley of the Nile, as it appears from the monuments, that ancient Egypt, like modern China, was principally governed by the stick"…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 5:18

• Art
• Brick
• Cruelty
• Petition

In the dictionaries

• Cover
• Demand
• Straw
• Tale
• Task
• Brick
• Deliver
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Exodus 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings