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Exodus 5:6 KJV
Exodus · chapter 5 · verse 6
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,Exodus 5:6 · King James Version
Exodus 5:6 in context
4And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
5And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- taskmastersnâgasto driveH5065 →
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- officersshôṭêrproperly, a scribeH7860 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- dayyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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Finding that Pharaoh had no veneration at all for God, Moses and Aaron next try whether he had any compassion for Israel, and become humble suitors to him for leave to go and sacrifice, but in vain. I. Their request is very humble and modest, Exo 5:3. They make no complaint of the rigour they were ruled with.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-9