Exodus 5:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 5:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֻּכּ֗וּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙
shôṭêr
H7860
officer
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׂ֣מוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
עֲלֵהֶ֔ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
נֹגְשֵׂ֥י
nâgas
H5065
to oppress
פַרְעֹ֖ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַדּ֡וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
לֹא֩
lôʼ
H3808
not
כִלִּיתֶ֨ם
kâlâh
H3615
to finish
חָקְכֶ֤ם
chôq
H2706
statute
לִלְבֹּן֙
lâban
H3835
to be white
כִּתְמ֣וֹל
tᵉmôwl
H8543
formerly
שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם
shilshôwm
H8032
heretofore
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
תְּמ֖וֹל
tᵉmôwl
H8543
formerly
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
הַיּֽוֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, "Why haven't you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the officers of the sons of Israel, whom the taskmasters of Pharaoh had put over them, were beaten, saying, “Why have you not finished your required brick making like yesterday and the day before yesterday, neither yesterday nor today?”
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