Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

You go and get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, but none of your labor will be reduced.’”

King James Version

Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

Holman Bible

Go get straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but there will be no reduction at all in your workload.’”

International Standard Version

Go get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work quotas won't be reduced at all.'"

A Conservative Version

Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it, for none of your work shall be diminished.

American Standard Version

Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it: for nought of your work shall be diminished.

Amplified

Go, get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work [quota] will not be reduced in the least.’”

Bible in Basic English

Go yourselves and get dry stems wherever you are able; for your work is not to be any less.

Darby Translation

go ye, get yourselves straw where ye may find it; but none of your work shall be diminished.

Julia Smith Translation

Go ye, take straw for yourselves, from where ye shall find it; for not a word shall be taken away from your works.

King James 2000

Go, get you straw where you can find it: yet not any of your work shall be diminished.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You go, get straw for yourselves from whatever you find because not a thing is being reduced from your work.'"

Modern King James verseion

Go and get straw where you can find it, yet not any of your work shall be taken away.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

but go yourselves and gather you straw where ye can find it, yet shall none of your labour be minished.'"

NET Bible

You go get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, because there will be no reduction at all in your workload.'"

New Heart English Bible

Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished."

The Emphasized Bible

Ye yourselves go fetch you straw, of any ye can find, - yet hath there not been diminished from your service a single thing.

Webster

Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not aught of your work shall be diminished.

World English Bible

Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.'"

Youngs Literal Translation

ye -- go ye, take for yourselves straw where ye find it, for there is nothing of your service diminished.'

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

ye, get
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

תּבן 
Teben 
Usage: 17

ye can find
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

it yet

Usage: 0

not ought
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

of your work
עבודה עבדה 
`abodah 
Usage: 146

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

Further Oppression Of Israel

10 So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and spoke to the people, saying, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I am not going to give you any straw. 11 You go and get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, but none of your labor will be reduced.’” 12 So the people scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.



Cross References

Exodus 5:13-14

The taskmasters pressed them, saying, “Complete your work quota, your daily amount, just as when you had straw.”

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