The Meaning of Exodus 5:12 Explained

Exodus 5:12

KJV: So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

YLT: And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,

Darby: And the people were scattered abroad throughout the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

ASV: So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 5:12?

MEANING: What does Exodus 5:12 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 5:12 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 5:12?

What is the context of Exodus 5:12?

Pharaoh Increases the Israelis’ Work (Exodus 5:6-14)
Pharaoh Rejects Yahweh’s Authority and Makes Israel’s Troubles Worse (Exodus 5:1-14)
Further Oppression of Israel (Exodus 5:6-23)
First Encounter with Pharaoh (Exodus 5:1-21)
Bricks Without Straw (Exodus 5:1-21)
Israel’s Labor Increased (Exodus 5:1-23)
Making Bricks Without Straw (Exodus 5:1-23)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

What does Exodus 5:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 5:1-14 - The Request To Worship Jehovah Answered By Oppression

The bondage of Israel in Egypt is an apt type of our bondage to sin. See John 8:34-36; Romans 7:23-25. The weary tyranny of our besetting sins; the imperious demands of Satan; the absence of all reward to our hopeless toils-these are striking points of analogy. Though we weep and struggle, there is no help for us but in God. No straw! No lessening of the tale of bricks! The charge of idleness! Cruel beatings! Deliverance apparently more distant than ever! But the darkest hour precedes dawn.

The hue and cry is always raised when a prisoner is escaping. The tyrant, who has so long held his prey, is not minded to surrender it without a struggle. The devil convulsed the child, as he was about to depart. Moreover, Israel must be taught to look beyond Moses or Aaron to the Eternal Jehovah. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 5

¹ Pharaoh chides Moses and Aaron for their message
⁶ He increases the Israelites' task
¹⁶ He ignores their complaints
¹⁹ They cry out to Moses and Aaron
²² Moses complains to God

What do the individual words in Exodus 5:12 mean?

so were scattered abroad the people throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw

וַיָּ֥פֶץ הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל־ אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ קַ֖שׁ לַתֶּֽבֶן

וַיָּ֥פֶץ	so were scattered abroad
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: פּוּץ Sense: to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered.
הָעָ֖ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
בְּכָל־	throughout all
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
אֶ֣רֶץ	the land
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
מִצְרָ֑יִם	of Egypt
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.
לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ	to gather
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: קָשַׁשׁ Sense: to gather, assemble, collect, gather stubble or sticks.
קַ֖שׁ	stubble
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: קַשׁ Sense: stubble, chaff.
לַתֶּֽבֶן	for straw
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: תֶּבֶן Sense: straw, stubble.

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