Exodus 5:19
in Exodus 5The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, when it was said, Ye shall not diminish aught from your bricks, your daily tasks.
KJV
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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This verse in Exodus 5
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
did see that they were in evil case
on Exodus 5:19-20
The officers now understand that the order came from the throne and that no appeal is left anywhere. Adam Clarke reads their position as one where they could expect neither justice nor mercy. They place themselves in the way as Moses and Aaron come out, so the meeting in the next verse is arranged rather than accidental.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Did see that they were in evil case - They saw that they could neither expect justice nor mercy; that their deliverance was very doubtful, and their case almost hopeless.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּרְא֞וּ | vaiyiru | and they saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| שֹֽׁטְרֵ֧י | shoterei | [the] foremen of | H7860 → | 25 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֹתָ֖ם | ʾotam | <obj.> themselves | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּרָ֣ע | bera' | in trouble | H7451 → | 662 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִגְרְע֥וּ | tigreu | you will diminish | H1639 → | 22 times |
| מִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם | milivneikhem | from bricks your | H3843 → | 12 times |
| דְּבַר־ | devar- | a matter of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| י֥וֹם | yom | a day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ | beyomo | in day its | H3117 → | 2304 times |
וַיִּרְא֞וּand they saw
vaiyiruH7200 →1300 times
שֹֽׁטְרֵ֧י[the] foremen of
shotereiH7860 →25 times
בְנֵֽי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֹתָ֖ם<obj.> themselves
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
בְּרָ֣עin trouble
bera'H7451 →662 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תִגְרְע֥וּyou will diminish
tigreuH1639 →22 times
מִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖םfrom bricks your
milivneikhemH3843 →12 times
דְּבַר־a matter of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
י֥וֹםa day
yomH3117 →2304 times
בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃in day its
beyomoH3117 →2304 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their…
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 3:16
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and…
- 2 Timothy 4:16–17
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
- Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but…
- Isaiah 51:23
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to…
- Ecclesiastes 3:16
Through
Deuteronomy 32:36For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
it leads to
- Psalms 135:14
For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.
- Psalms 135:14
Through
Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and…
it leads to
- Psalms 12:5
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
- Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their…
- Psalms 12:5
About Exodus

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
