Exodus 5:4 “But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you draw…”

Exodus 5:4

But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your labor!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

World English Bible

The king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens!”

American Standard Version

And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then saide the King of Egypt vnto them, Moses and Aaron, why cause ye the people to cease from their workes? get you to your burdens.

Darby Translation

And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, wish to have the people go off from their works? Away, to your burdens!

Young's Literal Translation

And the king of Egypt saith unto them, 'Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works? go to your burdens.'

Bible in Basic English

And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people away from their work? get back to your work.

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Cross references

“wherefore”

Amos 7:10 Luke 23:2 Acts 24:5 Jeremiah 38:4 Acts 16:20 Acts 16:21

Amos 7:10 · BSB

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,

Luke 23:2 · BSB

And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”

Acts 24:5 · BSB

We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

Jeremiah 38:4 · BSB

Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being…

Acts 16:20 · BSB

They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

Acts 16:21 · BSB

by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

“burdens”

Exodus 1:11

Exodus 1:11 · BSB

So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3“The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”

5Pharaoh also said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you would be stopping them from their labor.”

Read Exodus 5