Exodus 5:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 5:19 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 →
וַיִּרְא֞וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
שֹֽׁטְרֵ֧י
shôṭêr
H7860
officer
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֹתָ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
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בְּרָ֣ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִגְרְע֥וּ
gâraʻ
H1639
to diminish
מִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם
lᵉbênâh
H3843
brick
דְּבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
י֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
בְּיוֹמֽוֹ
yôwm
H3117
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble, when it was said, "You shall not diminish anything from your daily quota of bricks!"
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the officers of the sons of Israel saw themselves in distress regarding the saying, “You shall not reduce the day-by-day task from your bricks.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).