Exod.5.5

Exodus 5:5

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

Pharaoh’s First Refusal

Cross References

Exodus 1:7

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¶ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

The Israelites Multiply in Egypt

Exodus 1:9

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And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

Oppression by a New King

Exodus 2:11

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¶ And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

The Rejection and Flight of Moses

1 Kings 12:14

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And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.