Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsLet heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard lying words.
Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.'
Let them put heavier labour on the men, that they may be taken up with it, and not regard vain words.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus