Exodus 5:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So the Israelite foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why are you treating your servants this way?”
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“So the Israelite foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why are you treating your servants this way?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, `Why dost thou thus to thy servants?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 5:15 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 1:11So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
- Job 3:18The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).