Exodus 5:9

Exodus 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
• New International Version (NIV)Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let more work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it, and let them not regard false words.”

Context of Exodus 5:9

7“Don’t give the people any more straw to make bricks as you have been doing. Let them gather their own straw, 8but insist that they make the same number of bricks they were making before. Making fewer bricks will not be acceptable. They’re lazy! That’s why they’re crying, ‘Let us go offer sacrifices to our God.’ Make the work harder for these people so that they will be too busy to listen to lies.” 10The slave drivers and foreman went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: I’m no longer giving you straw. 11Get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work load will not be reduced one bit.”

Exodus 5:9 word by word

תִּכְבַּ֧ד הָעֲבֹדָ֛ה עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וְיַעֲשׂוּ־בָ֑הּ וְאַל־יִשְׁע֖וּ בְּדִבְרֵי־שָֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let there more workעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: workH5656
• be laidכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
• upon the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• that they may labourעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• therein; and let them not regardשָׁעָהshâ‛âh · to gazeH8159
• vainשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Exodus 5:9

• 2 Kings 18:20You give useless advice about getting ready for war. Whom, then, do you trust for support in your rebellion against me?
• Job 16:3Will ⌞your⌟ long-winded speeches never end? What disturbs you that you keep on answering ⌞me⌟?
• Jeremiah 43:2Azariah (son of Hoshaiah), Johanan (son of Kareah), and all the arrogant people said to Jeremiah, “You’re lying! The Lord our God didn’t send you to tell us that we must not go to live in Egypt.
• Zechariah 1:6Didn’t my warnings and my laws, which I’ve commanded my servants the prophets ⌞to preach⌟, finally catch up with your ancestors? Then your ancestors turned away from their sins and said, ‘The Lord of Armies has done to us what he had planned to do. He has dealt with us as our ways and deeds deserve.’ ”
• Malachi 3:14“You have said, ‘It’s pointless to serve God. What do we gain if we meet his standards or if we walk around feeling sorry for what we’ve done?
• Ephesians 5:6Don’t let anyone deceive you with meaningless words. It is because of sins like these that God’s anger comes to those who refuse to obey him.

Commentaries on Exodus 5:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-14Pharaoh 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-231. Moses and Aaron went in--As representatives of the Hebrews, they were entitled to ask an audience of the king, and their thorough Egyptian training taught them how and when to seek it. and told Pharaoh--When introduced, they delivered a message in the name of the God of Israel. This is the first time He is mentioned by that national appellation in Scripture. It seems to have been used by divine direction (Ex 4:2) and designed to put honor on the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 5:9

• Brick
• Cruelty
• Servant
• Words

In the dictionaries

• Cover
• Demand
• Straw
• Tale
• Task
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Heavy; Heaviness
• Leviticus
• Ten Commandments, the

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