Exodus 5:15 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, "Why do you treat your servants like this?

NIV: Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: "Why have you treated your servants this way?

NASB: Then the foremen of the sons of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, 'Why do you deal this way with your servants?

CSB: So the Israelite foremen went in and cried for help to Pharaoh: "Why are you treating your servants this way?

NLT: So the Israelite foremen went to Pharaoh and pleaded with him. 'Please don’t treat your servants like this,' they begged.

KJV: Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

NKJV: Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, “Why are you dealing thus with your servants?

The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.

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