And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
and told.
1 Kings 21:20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, …
Psalm 119:46 I will speak of your testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
Ezekiel 2:6 And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of …
Jonah 3:3,4 So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the …
Matthew 10:18,28 And you shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, …
Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant to your servants, …
a feast.
Exodus 10:9 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with …
Isaiah 25:6 And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make to all people a …
1 Corinthians 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with …
And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
who.
Exodus 3:19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not …
2 Kings 18:35 Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered …
2 Chronicles 32:15,19 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this …
Job 21:15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should …
Psalm 10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after …
Psalm 12:4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our …
Psalm 14:1 The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, …
I know not.
1 Samuel 2:12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
John 16:3 And these things will they do to you, because they have not known …
Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God …
2 Thessalonians 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that …
neither.
Exodus 3:19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not …
Jeremiah 44:16,17 As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, …
And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
wherefore.
Jeremiah 38:4 Therefore the princes said to the king, We beseech you, let this …
Amos 7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying…
Luke 23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting …
Acts 16:20,21 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, …
Acts 24:5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition …
let. {Taphreeoo,} from {pard,} to loose, disengage; and which we render let, from the Anglo-Saxon lettan, to hinder. Ye hinder the people from their work: Get you unto your burdens. Let religion alone and mind your work. The language not only of tyranny, but of thoughtless irreligion.
burdens.
Exodus 1:11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with …
And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
taskmasters. oppressors. These taskmasters were Egyptians, but the officers were Hebrews.
Exodus 5:10,13,14,15,19 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and …
Exodus 1:11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with …
Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his beast: but the tender mercies …
officers. {Shoterim,} from the Arabic {saytara,} to overlook, superintend, seems to denote, as {musaytar} in Arabic also does, overseers, superintendents. They may have been somewhat like the chiefs of trades, who are found in every city in the East; where every trade has a head, who is entrusted with authority over them, and is in some measure answerable for them to Government.
Exodus 2:14 And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? intend you …
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
straw. The straw was mixed with clay, in order to make the bricks. This is expressly affirmed by Philo who was himself a native of Alexandria, in Egypt. He says, describing the oppression of the Israelites, that some were obliged to work in clay, and others to gather straw for the formation of bricks. Philo's account is confirmed by Dr. Shaw, who says that some of the Egyptian pyramids are made of brick, the composition whereof is only a mixture of clay, mud, and straw, slightly blended and kneaded together, and afterwards baked in the sun. The straw, which keeps the bricks together, and still preserves its original colour, seems to be a proof that these bricks were never burnt or made in kilns. The same materials are now used for building in Egypt. Mr. Baumgarten says, The houses are for the most part of bricks that are only hardened by the heat of the sun, and mixed with straw to make them firm.
And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
daily tasks. Heb. a matter of a day in his day.
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
returned
Exodus 17:4 And Moses cried to the LORD, saying, What shall I do to this people? …
1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning …
Psalm 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but you? and there is none on earth that I …
Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are you, O LORD, when I plead with you: yet let me talk …
why is it
Numbers 11:14,15 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me…
1 Kings 19:4,10 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came …
Jeremiah 20:7 O LORD, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger …
Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall …
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
in thy name
Psalm 118:26 Blessed be he that comes in the name of the LORD: we have blessed …
Jeremiah 11:21 Therefore thus said the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek your …
John 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and you receive me not: if another …
neither hast thou delivered. Heb. delivering, thou hast not delivered
Isaiah 26:17,18 Like as a woman with child, that draws near the time of her delivery, …
Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus said the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation …
Hebrews 10:36,37 For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will …
