Exodus 5
Overview
5:1 Pharaoh chides Moses and Aaron for their message;
5:6 He increases the Israelites' task;
5:15 He checks their complaints;
5:19 They cry out upon Moses and Aaron;
5:22 Moses complains to God. Verse 1and told1 Kings 21:20; Psalm 119:46; Ezekiel 2:6; Jonah 3:3, 3:4; Matthew 10:18, 10:28; Acts 4:29 a feastExodus 10:9; Isaiah 25:6; 1 Corinthians 5:8ReciprocalGenesis 15:13 - thy; Exodus 3:18 - and thou; 6:11 - General; 6:27 - spake; 7:16 - serve; 8:1 - Let my; 8:27 - three days'; 9:1 - General; 12:14 - a feast; Numbers 12:2 - Hath the Lord; 1 Kings 18:21 - if the Lord; Jeremiah 27:4 - Thus Verse 2WhoExodus 3:19; 2 Kings 18:35; 2 Chronicles 32:15, 32:19; Job 21:15; Psalm 10:4, 12:4, 14:1 I know not1 Samuel 2:12; John 16:3; Romans 1:28; 2 Thessalonians 1:8 neitherExodus 3:19; Jeremiah 44:16, 44:17ReciprocalGenesis 3:5 - as gods; Exodus 7:17 - thou shalt; 8:8 - Entreat; 18:11 - in the thing; Judges 2:10 - knew not; 1 Samuel 25:10 - Who is David; 1 Kings 12:13 - answered; 18:21 - if the Lord; 2 Kings 19:22 - Whom; Nehemiah 9:10 - they; Job 15:25 - strengtheneth; 18:21 - knoweth; 41:34 - he is; Psalm 17:10 - with; 73:9 - set; Proverbs 18:23 - rich; 30:9 - Who; Isaiah 36:20 - that the Lord; 37:23 - Whom hast; Jeremiah 42:13 - General; 43:2 - all the; 48:26 - for he; 50:33 - they refused; Daniel 3:15 - and who; Malachi 3:13 - Your; 2 Corinthians 10:5 - and every; Galatians 4:8 - when; James 3:5 - so Verse 3The GodExodus 3:18 lest heDeuteronomy 28:21; 2 Kings 17:25; 2 Chronicles 30:8; Ezra 7:23; Ezekiel 6:11; Zechariah 14:16-19ReciprocalGenesis 22:4 - third; Exodus 7:16 - The Lord; 9:3 - murrain; 10:9 - a feast; Numbers 14:12 - smite; 1 Kings 13:8 - If; Job 15:25 - strengtheneth; 2 Corinthians 11:22 - Hebrews Verse 4whereforeJeremiah 38:4; Amos 7:10; Luke 23:2; Acts 16:20, 16:21, 24:5 letTaphreeoo, from pard, to loose, disengage; and which we render let, from the Anglo-Saxon lettan, to hinder. Ye hinder the people from their work: "Get you unto your burdens." "Let religion alone and mind your work." The language not only of tyranny, but of thoughtless irreligion.burdensExodus 1:11Reciprocal6:7 - from under; 10:11 - And they; Jeremiah 32:3 - Wherefore Verse 5Exodus 1:7-11; Proverbs 14:28ReciprocalExodus 1:11 - burdens; 6:7 - from under; 1 Kings 12:11 - I will add; 2 Chronicles 10:11 - I will put Verse 6taskmastersNogesim, literally, exactors, oppressors. These taskmasters were Egyptians - Exodus 1:11
but the officers were Hebrews. 5:14. 5:10, 5:13, 5:15, 5:19, 1:11; Proverbs 12:10 officersShoterim, from the Arabic saytara, to overlook, superintend, seems to denote, as musaytar in Arabic also does, overseers, superintendents. They may have been somewhat like the chiefs of trades, who are found in every city in the East; where every trade has a head, who is entrusted with authority over them, and is in some measure answerable for them to Government. Compare Exodus 2:14. Numbers 11:16; Deuteronomy 1:15, 16:18; Joshua 8:33, 24:1, 24:4; 2 Chronicles 26:11Reciprocal1 Kings 13:8 - If; Job 3:18 - they
Verse 7strawThe straw was mixed with clay, in order to make the bricks. This is expressly affirmed by Philo (vit. Mos. ) who was himself a native of Alexandria, in Egypt. He says, describing the oppression of the Israelites, that some were obliged to work in clay, and others to gather straw for the formation of bricks, πλινθου γαρ αχυρα δεσμος, because straw is the binding of the brick. Philo's account is confirmed by Dr. Shaw, who says that "some of the Egyptian pyramids are made of brick, the composition whereof is only a mixture of clay, mud, and straw, slightly blended and kneaded together, and afterwards baked in the sun. The straw, which keeps the bricks together, and still preserves its original colour, seems to be a proof that these bricks were never burnt or made in kilns." The same materials are now used for building in Egypt. Mr. Baumgarten says, "The houses are for the most part of bricks that are only hardened by the heat of the sun, and mixed with straw to make them firm." Genesis 24:25; Judges 19:19ReciprocalGenesis 11:3 - brick; Exodus 1:14 - was with rigour; 18:11 - in the thing; Nehemiah 9:10 - they; Psalm 129:1 - have they Verse 8taleTale denotes number, from the Anglo-Saxon taellan, to number, count, etc.ye shall layPsalm 106:41ReciprocalNehemiah 9:10 - they; John 12:5 - was Verse 9Let there more work be laid upon the menHeb. Let the work be heavy upon the menvain words2 Kings 18:20; Job 16:3; Jeremiah 43:2; Zechariah 1:6; Malachi 3:14; Ephesians 5:6ReciprocalExodus 2:11 - burdens; Deuteronomy 26:6 - General Verse 10taskmastersExodus 1:11; Proverbs 29:12ReciprocalExodus 5:6 - taskmasters; Isaiah 30:6 - into the land Verse 11not oughtExodus 5:13, 5:14

Verse 12stubbleExodus 15:7; Isaiah 5:24, 47:14; Joel 2:5; Nahum 1:10; Obadiah 1:18; 1 Corinthians 3:12

Verse 13daily tasksHeb. a matter of a day in his dayReciprocalExodus 5:6 - taskmasters; 5:11 - not ought; Ezra 3:4 - as the duty of every day required; Job 39:7 - driver Verse 14ReciprocalExodus 2:11 - burdens; 5:6 - taskmasters; 5:11 - not ought; Leviticus 25:43 - rule; Numbers 20:15 - vexed us; Isaiah 3:15 - ye beat Verse 15ReciprocalExodus 1:11 - to afflict; 5:6 - taskmasters; Job 3:18 - they Verse 16ReciprocalEcclesiastes 4:1 - and considered; Ezekiel 16:4 - for Verse 17Matthew 26:8; John 6:27; 2 Thessalonians 3:10, 3:11ReciprocalJohn 12:5 - was; Romans 12:11 - slothful Verse 18yet shall ye deliverEzekiel 18:18; Daniel 2:9-13Reciprocal1 Kings 12:11 - I will add; 2 Chronicles 10:11 - I will put; Job 39:7 - driver; Psalm 107:12 - he brought Verse 19evil caseDeuteronomy 32:36; Ecclesiastes 4:1, 5:8ReciprocalGenesis 42:1 - saw; Exodus 5:6 - taskmasters; 6:12 - children; Deuteronomy 26:6 - General; Psalm 107:12 - he brought Verse 21The LordExodus 4:31, 6:9; Genesis 16:5 our savourEcclesiastes 10:1; Joel 2:20; 2 Corinthians 2:15, 2:16 to be abhorredHeb. to stink, Genesis 34:30; 1 Samuel 13:4, 27:12; 2 Samuel 10:6; 1 Chronicles 19:6ReciprocalExodus 14:12 - Is not this; 16:3 - to kill; 17:2 - the people; Numbers 20:4 - why; 1 Kings 18:9 - What have I sinned; Jeremiah 31:2 - The people Verse 22returnedExodus 17:4; 1 Samuel 30:6; Psalm 73:25; Jeremiah 12:1 why is itNumbers 11:14, 11:15; 1 Kings 19:4, 19:10; Jeremiah 20:7; Habakkuk 2:3ReciprocalExodus 14:11 - wherefore; Joshua 7:7 - wherefore; Isaiah 26:18 - we have not; 2 Corinthians 7:8 - though I did Verse 23in thy namePsalm 118:26; Jeremiah 11:21; John 5:43 neither hast thou deliveredHeb. delivering, thou hast not delivered, Isaiah 26:17, 26:18, 28:16; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1ReciprocalExodus 6:11 - General; Deuteronomy 26:6 - General; Joshua 7:7 - wherefore; Jeremiah 20:7 - deceived; Mark 9:26 - cried; 2 Corinthians 7:8 - though I did