Exodus 5:9
World English Bible (WEB)
Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it. Don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.”
In context
7 “You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8 You shall require from them the number of the bricks which they made before. You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, saying, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to our God.’
9 Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it. Don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.”
10 The taskmasters of the people went out with their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you straw.
11 Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.’”
Exodus 5:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it. Don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.”
- KJV King James Version
- Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard lying words.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Let them put heavier labour on the men, that they may be taken up with it, and not regard vain words.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Let more work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein: and let them not regard vain words.