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Bible in Basic English

The same day Pharaoh gave orders to the overseers and those who were responsible for the work, saying,

New American Standard Bible

So the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters over the people and their foremen, saying,

King James Version

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Holman Bible

That day Pharaoh commanded the overseers of the people as well as their foremen:

International Standard Version

That day Pharaoh ordered the taskmasters of the people and their officials,

A Conservative Version

And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

American Standard Version

And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Amplified

The very same day Pharaoh gave orders to the [Egyptian] taskmasters in charge of the people and their [Hebrew] foremen, saying,

Darby Translation

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Julia Smith Translation

And Pharaoh will command in that day those urging on over the people, and their scribes, saying,

King James 2000

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And on that day Pharaoh commanded the slave drivers over the people and his foremen, saying,

Modern King James verseion

And Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers the same day, saying,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Pharaoh commanded the same day unto the taskmasters over the people and unto the officers, saying,

NET Bible

That same day Pharaoh commanded the slave masters and foremen who were over the people:

New Heart English Bible

The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

The Emphasized Bible

So then Pharaoh gave command on that day, unto the taskmasters over the people and unto their overseers - saying:

Webster

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the task-masters of the people, and their officers, saying,

World English Bible

The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Youngs Literal Translation

And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּרעה 
Par`oh 
Usage: 268

צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

the same day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

of the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

שׁטר 
Shoter 
Usage: 25

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Context Readings

Further Oppression Of Israel

5 And Pharaoh said, Truly, the people of the land are increasing in number, and you are keeping them back from their work. 6 The same day Pharaoh gave orders to the overseers and those who were responsible for the work, saying, 7 Give these men no more dry stems for their brick-making as you have been doing; let them go and get the material for themselves.

Cross References

Exodus 5:10

And the overseers of the people and their responsible men went out and said to the people, Pharaoh says, I will give you no more dry stems.

Exodus 5:19

Then the responsible men of the children of Israel saw that they were purposing evil when they said, The number of bricks which you have to make every day will be no less than before.

Exodus 1:11

So they put overseers of forced work over them, in order to make their strength less by the weight of their work. And they made store-towns for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 5:13-15

And the overseers went on driving them and saying, Do your full day's work as before when there were dry stems for you.

Exodus 3:7

And God said, Truly, I have seen the grief of my people in Egypt, and their cry because of their cruel masters has come to my ears; for I have knowledge of their sorrows;

Numbers 11:16

And the Lord said to Moses, Send for seventy of the responsible men of Israel, who are in your opinion men of weight and authority over the people; make them come to the Tent of meeting and be there with you.

Deuteronomy 1:15

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men and respected, and made them rulers over you, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds and captains of fifties and captains of tens, and overseers of your tribes.

Deuteronomy 16:18

You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

Joshua 8:33

And all Israel, those who were Israelites by birth, as well as the men from other lands living with them, and their responsible men and their overseers and judges, took their places round the ark, in front of the priests, the Levites, whose work it was to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement; half of them were stationed in front of Mount Gerizim and half in front of Mount Ebal, in agreement with the orders for the blessing of the children of Israel which Moses, the servant of the Lord, had given.

Joshua 24:1

Then Joshua got all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; and he sent for the responsible men of Israel and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers; and they took their place before God.

Joshua 24:4

And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau: to Esau I gave Mount Seir, as his heritage; but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

2 Chronicles 26:11

In addition, Uzziah had an army of fighting-men who went out to war in bands, as they had been listed by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

Proverbs 12:10

An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

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