Exodus 5:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.”

Exodus 5:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 5:18 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 5:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Go therefore now, and work; for no straw shall be given to you; yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!””

Exodus 5:18 — World English Bible

Exodus 5:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks.”

Exodus 5:18 — American Standard Version

Exodus 5:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give.'”

Exodus 5:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 5:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And now go — work! and straw shall not be given you, and ye shall deliver the measure of bricks.”

Exodus 5:18 — Darby Translation

Exodus 5:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Goe therefore nowe and worke: for there shall no strawe be giuen you, yet shall yee deliuer the whole tale of bricke.”

Exodus 5:18 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 5:18 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“Now go, work; no straw will be given to you, yet you shall deliver the same amount of bricks."”

Exodus 5:18 — The Living Sword

Exodus 5:18 in Context — Exodus 5

16 On ne donne point de paille à tes serviteurs, et l’on nous dit: Faites des briques! Et voici, tes serviteurs sont battus, comme si ton peuple était coupable.

17 Pharaon répondit: Vous êtes des paresseux, des paresseux! Voilà pourquoi vous dites: Allons offrir des sacrifices à l’Éternel!

18 Maintenant, allez travailler; on ne vous donnera point de paille, et vous livrerez la même quantité de briques.

19 Les commissaires des enfants d’Israël virent qu’on les rendait malheureux, en disant: Vous ne retrancherez rien de vos briques; chaque jour la tâche du jour.

20 En sortant de chez Pharaon, ils rencontrèrent Moïse et Aaron qui les attendaient.

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What Does Exodus 5:18 Mean?

Exodus 5:18 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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