Exodus 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.”

Exodus 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 5:17 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But Pharaoh said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to Yahweh.’”

Exodus 5:17 — World English Bible

Exodus 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.”

Exodus 5:17 — American Standard Version

Exodus 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he saith, `Remiss--ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;”

Exodus 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.”

Exodus 5:17 — Darby Translation

Exodus 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But he said, Ye are to much idle: therfore ye say, Let vs goe to offer sacrifice to the Lord.”

Exodus 5:17 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 5:17 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“But he said, "You are idle, you are idle; therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.'”

Exodus 5:17 — The Living Sword

Exodus 5:17 in Context — Exodus 5

15 E os supervisores dos filhos de Israel vieram a Faraó, e se queixaram a ele, dizendo: Por que o fazes assim com teus servos?

16 Não se dá palha a teus servos, e, contudo, nos dizem: Fazei os tijolos. E eis que teus servos são açoitados, e teu povo cai em falta.

17 E ele respondeu: Estais ociosos, sim, ociosos, e por isso dizeis: Vamos e sacrifiquemos ao SENHOR.

18 Ide, pois, agora, e trabalhai. Não se vos dará palha, e haveis de dar a tarefa dos tijolos.

19 Então os supervisores dos filhos de Israel se viram em aflição, tendo lhes dito: Não se diminuirá nada de vossos tijolos, da tarefa de cada dia.

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What Does Exodus 5:17 Mean?

Exodus 5:17 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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