Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“You are no longer to give the people straw to make brick as previously; let them go and gather straw for themselves.

King James Version

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Holman Bible

“Don’t continue to supply the people with straw for making bricks, as before. They must go and gather straw for themselves.

International Standard Version

"You're no longer to give the people straw for making bricks, as in the past. They must gather straw for themselves.

A Conservative Version

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick as formerly. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

American Standard Version

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Amplified

“You will no longer give the people straw to make brick as before; let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Julia Smith Translation

Ye shall not gather straw to give to the people to make bricks as yesterday, and the third day: they shall go and gather straw for themselves.

King James 2000

You shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as before: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"You must no longer give straw to the people to make the bricks like {before}. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Modern King James verseion

You shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"See that ye give the people no more straw to make brick withal, as ye did in time past: let them go and gather them straw themselves.

NET Bible

"You must no longer give straw to the people for making bricks as before. Let them go and collect straw for themselves.

New Heart English Bible

"You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

The Emphasized Bible

Ye shall no more give straw unto the people, for making the bricks as heretofore: Let them, go, themselves, so shall they gather for themselves straw:

Webster

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore; let them go and gather straw for themselves.

World English Bible

"You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Youngs Literal Translation

Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore -- they go and have gathered straw for themselves;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Ye shall no more
יסף 
Yacaph 
Usage: 208

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

תּבן 
Teben 
תּבן 
Teben 
Usage: 17
Usage: 17

to make
לבן 
Laban 
Usage: 8

לבנה 
L@benah 
Usage: 11

שׁלשׁם שׁלשׁום 
Shilshowm 
Usage: 24

let them go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

and gather
קשׁשׁ 
Qashash 
Usage: 8

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Further Oppression Of Israel

6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying, 7 “You are no longer to give the people straw to make brick as previously; let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8 And the tally of the bricks which they made before, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish any of it; for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.



Cross References

Genesis 24:25

She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and fodder enough and room to lodge in.

Judges 19:19

even though we have straw and fodder for our asses, and there is bread and wine also for me and for thy handmaid and for the young man who is with thy slave; we have no lack of any thing.

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