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Exodus 5:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Exodus 5:8

Verse 8 of 23

Scripture focus

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish [ought] thereof: for they [be] idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go [and] sacrifice to our God.

Exodus 5:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 5:8

Theological / Devotional

The tale of the bricks. The word here translated “tale” means, rather, “the daily required number,” and indicates that the Hebrews were required to produce a fixed number of bricks every day. Though they were now to procure their own straw, by gleaning it from the fields, the required number of bricks was to remain the same as before.

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