Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

But he said, You have no love for work: that is why you say, Let us go and make an offering to the Lord.

New American Standard Bible

But he said, “You are lazy, very lazy; therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

But he said, “You are slackers. Slackers! That is why you are saying, ‘Let us go sacrifice to the Lord.’

International Standard Version

Then Pharaoh said, "You are lazy, lazy! That's why you're saying, "Let's go offer sacrifices to the LORD.'

A Conservative Version

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle. Therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to LORD.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

But Pharaoh said, “You are lazy, very lazy and idle! That is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, Ye are idle, ye are idle: for this ye said, We will go to sacrifice to Jehovah.

King James 2000

But he said, you are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said, "You [are] lazy, lazy! Therefore you [are] saying, 'Let us go; let us sacrifice to Yahweh.'

Modern King James verseion

But he said, You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he answered, "Idle are ye idle, and therefore ye say, 'Let us go and do sacrifice unto the LORD.'

NET Bible

But Pharaoh replied, "You are slackers! Slackers! That is why you are saying, 'Let us go sacrifice to the Lord.'

New Heart English Bible

But he said, "You are idle. You are idle. Therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.'

The Emphasized Bible

But he said: Idle, ye are - idle, on this account, are, ye, saying, We must take our journey, we must sacrifice to Yahweh.

Webster

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

World English Bible

But he said, "You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to Yahweh.'

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But he said

Usage: 0

Ye are idle
רפה 
Raphah 
Usage: 46

ye are idle
רפה 
Raphah 
Usage: 46

Let us go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

and do sacrifice
זבח 
Zabach 
Usage: 134

References

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Context Readings

Further Oppression Of Israel

16 They give us no dry stems and they say to us, Make bricks: and they give your servants blows; but it is your people who are in the wrong. 17 But he said, You have no love for work: that is why you say, Let us go and make an offering to the Lord. 18 Go now, get back to your work; no dry stems will be given to you, but you are to make the full number of bricks.


Cross References

Exodus 5:8

But see that they make the same number of bricks as before, and no less: for they have no love for work; and so they are crying out and saying, Let us go and make an offering to our God.

Matthew 26:8

But when the disciples saw it they were angry, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

John 6:27

Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

2 Thessalonians 3:10-11

For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

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