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Exodus
Chapter 5
1
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh,
"Thus
said Jehovah/God . . .
'Elohiym/Godhead
of Israel,
'Let
My people go' . . .
that
they may hold a feast unto Me in the desert."
2 And Pharaoh said,
"Who
is Jehovah/God . . .
that
I should obey His voice to let Israel go?
I know not Jehovah/God . . . neither will I let Israel go.
{Note: It is very clear here that the Pharaoh is an unbeliever and firm in his negative volition. As we saw earlier, God declared that the Pharaoh no longer has the ability to change his mind.}
3
And they said,
"The
'Elohiym/Godhead of the Hebrews has met with us.
Let
us go, 'we pray you'/please . . .
three
days' journey into the desert,
and
sacrifice unto Jehovah/God our 'Elohiym/Godhead . . .
lest
He fall upon us with pestilence . . . or with the sword."
{two of the means that God disciplines people negative to Him -
disease and military defeat}
4
And the king/Pharaoh of Egypt said unto them,
"Why
do you, Moses and Aaron,
let
the people go from their jobs/works?
Get you all unto your burdens."
5
And Pharaoh said,
"Behold,
the people of the land now are many,
and
you make them rest from their burdens."
6
And Pharaoh commanded the same day
the
taskmasters of the people,
and
their officers, saying, 7
"You
shall no more give the people straw to make brick,
as
before.
Let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8
And
the tally of the bricks which they did make before,
you
shall lay upon them.
You
shall not diminish nothing thereof . . .
for
they be idle.
{means the number of bricks they made each day must not go
down - keep the numbers the same - though now they have to
gather the straw also}
Therefore
they cry, saying,
'Let
us go and sacrifice to our 'Elohiym/Godhead.' 9
Let
there more work be laid upon the men,
that
they may labor therein.
And
let them not regard false/empty words.
{Pharaoh does not believe these 'sayings' come from God since
he does not believe in God}
10
And the taskmasters of the people went out,
and
their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying,
"Thus
says Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. 11
Go,
get yourself straw where you can find it . . .
yet
nothing of your work shall be diminished."
12
So the people were scattered abroad
throughout
all the land of Egypt
to
gather stubble instead of straw.
13
And the taskmasters hurried them, saying,
"Fulfil
your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw."
14
And the officers of the children of Israel,
which
Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them,
were
beaten, and demanded,
"Why
have you not fulfilled your task
in
making brick both yesterday and today, as before?"
15
Then the officers of the children of Israel came
and
cried unto Pharaoh, saying,
"Why
do you deal thus with your servants? 16
There
is no straw given unto your servants,
and
they say to us, 'Make brick.'
And,
behold, your servants are beaten . . .
but
the fault is in your own people."
17
But he said, "You are idle . . . you are idle . . .
therefore
you say, 'Let us go and do sacrifice to Jehovah/God.' 18
Go
therefore now, and work . . .
for
there shall no straw be given you,
yet
shall you deliver the tally of bricks."
19
And the officers of the children of Israel
did
see that they were in evil case,
after
it was said, you shall not diminish anything
from
your bricks of your daily task.
20
And they met Moses and Aaron,
who
stood in the way,
as
they came forth from Pharaoh.
21
And they said unto them,
"Jehovah/God
look upon you, and judge . . .
because
you {Moses and Aaron}
have
made our scent/'odour of sacrifice to God'
{referring to their desire to go into the desert and make a
sacrifice
to God}
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.
{Impatience
of Moses}
22-23``
And Moses returned to Jehovah/God, and said,
"Lord/
'Adonay, why have You caused this people
such
injury/trouble?
Why is it that You have sent me? 23
For
since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your Name,
he
has done injury/evil to this people . . .
neither
have You delivered Your people at all."
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