Exodus 5:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?”

Exodus 5:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 5:22 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 5:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?”

Exodus 5:22 — World English Bible

Exodus 5:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?”

Exodus 5:22 — American Standard Version

Exodus 5:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why <FI>is<Fi> this? --Thou hast sent me!”

Exodus 5:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 5:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Lord, why hast thou done evil to this people? why now hast thou sent me?”

Exodus 5:22 — Darby Translation

Exodus 5:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore Moses returned to the Lord, and saide, Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou thus sent me?”

Exodus 5:22 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 5:22 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Moses turned to the Lord and said, "O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me?”

Exodus 5:22 — The Living Sword

Exodus 5:22 in Context — Exodus 5

20 Y encontrando á Moisés y á Aarón, que estaban á la vista de ellos cuando salían de Faraón,

21 Dijéronles: Mire Jehová sobre vosotros, y juzgue; pues habéis hecho heder nuestro olor delante de Faraón y de sus siervos, dándoles el cuchillo en las manos para que nos maten.

22 Entonces Moisés se volvió á Jehová, y dijo: Señor, ¿por qué afliges á este pueblo? ¿para qué me enviaste?

23 Porque desde que yo vine á Faraón para hablarle en tu nombre, ha afligido á este pueblo; y tú tampoco has librado á tu pueblo.

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What Does Exodus 5:22 Mean?

Exodus 5:22 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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