6And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,


In Context

3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

6 And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

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

8 And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Exodus 5:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:6That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and foremen in charge of the people:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:6Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters of the people, saying:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:6And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the task-masters of the people, and their officers, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,