Parallel Verses

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,

Bible in Basic English

The same day Pharaoh gave orders to the overseers and those who were responsible for the work, 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, "Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens!" 6 So the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters over the people and their foremen, saying, 7 "You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as in the past; let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Cross References

Exodus 5:10

So the taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people, "Thus says Pharaoh, 'I will not give you straw.

Exodus 5:19

The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, "You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day."

Exodus 1:11

Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 5:13-15

The taskmasters were urgent, saying, "Complete your work, your daily task each day, as when there was straw."

Exodus 3:7

Then the LORD said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings,

Numbers 11:16

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.

Deuteronomy 1:15

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes.

Deuteronomy 16:18

"You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Joshua 8:33

And all Israel, sojourner as well as native born, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded at the first, to bless the people of Israel.

Joshua 24:1

Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And they presented themselves before God.

Joshua 24:4

And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

2 Chronicles 26:11

Moreover, Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders.

Proverbs 12:10

Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

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