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“Do not supply any more straw for making bricks. Make the people get it themselves! 8But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy. That’s why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.’ Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!” 10So the slave drivers and foremen went out and told the people: “This is what Pharaoh says: I will not provide any more straw for you. 11Go and get it yourselves. Find it wherever you can. But you must produce just as many bricks as before!”

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 18:20Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me?
• Job 16:3Won’t you ever stop blowing hot air? What makes you keep on talking?
• Jeremiah 43:2Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, “You lie! The Lord our God hasn’t forbidden us to go to Egypt!
• Zechariah 1:6But everything I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said. As a result, they repented and said, ‘We have received what we deserved from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He has done what he said he would do.’”
• Malachi 3:14“You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins?
• Ephesians 5:6Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey 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