The Meaning of Exodus 5:5 Explained

Exodus 5:5

KJV: And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

YLT: Pharaoh also saith, 'Lo, numerous now is the people of the land, and ye have caused them to cease from their burdens!'

Darby: And Pharaoh said, Behold the people of the land are now many, and ye wish to make them rest from their burdens.

ASV: And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

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

MEANING: What does Exodus 5:5 Mean?

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

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

What is the context of Exodus 5:5?

Moses Confronts Pharaoh (Exodus 5:1-5)
Moses and Aaron Speak to Pharaoh (Exodus 5:1-5)
Pharaoh Refuses to Let the People Go (Exodus 5:1-5)
Pharaoh Rejects Yahweh’s Authority and Makes Israel’s Troubles Worse (Exodus 5:1-14)
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

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now [are] many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

What does Exodus 5:5 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 5:5 mean?

And said Pharaoh Behold [are] many now the people of the land and you make rest them from their labor

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֔ה הֵן־ רַבִּ֥ים עַתָּ֖ה עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֖ם מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
פַּרְעֹ֔ה	Pharaoh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: פַּרְעֹה Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt.
הֵן־	Behold
Parse: Interjection Root: הֵן Sense: behold, lo, though hypothetical part.
רַבִּ֥ים	[are] many
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: רַב Sense: much, many, great.
עַתָּ֖ה	now
Parse: Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now.
עַ֣ם	the people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
הָאָ֑רֶץ	of the land
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
וְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥ם	and you make rest
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural Root: שָׁבַת Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם	from their labor
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: סִבְלֹות Sense: burden, forced labour, compulsory service, burden bearing.

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Similar Scriptures for Exodus 5:5

		Exodus 1:7-11 [2]
		Proverbs 14:28 [2]