THEOSISEphraem the Syrian
Pharaoh, either out of concern for the numerous elders of his people or having witnessed the miracles performed by Moses and Aaron, addressed them calmly: Why, O Moses and Aaron, are you leading my people away from their labor?
Exodus 5:4Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
The king of Egypt said to them: Why do you Moses and Aaron draw off the people from their works? Get you gone to your burdens.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לָ֚מָּה מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן תַּפְרִ֥יעוּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם מִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יו לְכ֖וּ לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Ex 1:11Therefore he set over them masters of the works, to afflict them with burdens: and they built for Pharao cities of tabernacles, Phithom, and Ramesses.
- Acts 24:5We have found this to be a pestilent man and raising seditions among all the Jews throughout the world: and author of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes.
- Acts 16:20And presenting them to the magistrates, they said: These men disturb our city, being Jews:
- Acts 16:21And preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive nor observe, being Romans.
- Luke 23:2And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar and saying that he is Christ the king.
- Jer 38:4And the princes said to the king. We beseech thee that this man may be put to death: for on purpose he weakeneth the hands of the men of war, that remain in this city, and the hands of the people, speaking to them according to these words: for this man seeketh not peace to this people, but evil.
- Amos 7:10And Amasias the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: Amos hath rebelled against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.