Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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7 Ye shall no longer give the people firewood to make brick as until now; let them go and gather firewood for themselves.
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“You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw.
8 And the tally of the bricks which they made before, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish any of it; for they <em>are</em> idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go <em>and</em> sacrifice to our God.
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But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
9 Let more work be laid upon them that they may occupy themselves with it; and let them not regard words of deception.
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Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”
10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you firewood.
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Then the slave drivers and the overseers went out and said to the people, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you any more straw.
11 Go ye, gather firewood where ye can find it; yet none of your work shall be diminished.
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Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced at all.’ ”
12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather brush for firewood.
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So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw.
13 And the taskmasters hasted <em>them</em>, saying, Fulfil your works, <em>your</em> daily quotas, as when there was firewood.
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The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, “Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when you had straw.”
14 And the officers of the sons of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, <em>and they</em> demanded, Why have ye not fulfilled your quotas in making brick both yesterday and today, as until now?
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And Pharaoh’s slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed, demanding, “Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?”
15 Then the officers of the sons of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Why doest thou deal thus with thy slaves?
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Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why have you treated your servants this way?
16 There is no firewood given unto thy slaves, yet they say to us, Make brick. Behold, thy slaves <em>are</em> beaten; and thy people sin.
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Your servants are given no straw, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
17 And he replied, Ye <em>are</em> idle, <em>ye</em> are idle, therefore ye say, Let us go <em>and</em> sacrifice unto the LORD.
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Pharaoh said, “Lazy, that’s what you are—lazy! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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