Bible Fact · Old Testament
Ye are idle, ye are idle... Let there more work be laid upon the me…
Ye are idle, ye are idle... Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein... And the tale of the bricks... shall be diminished. (Exodus 5:17-19)
Exodus 5:17 (KJV)
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Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. (Exodus 1:8)
Exodus 1:8 (KJV)
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. (Exodus 1:22)
Exodus 1:22 (KJV)
Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. (Exodus 5:1)
Exodus 5:1 (KJV)
Ten plagues were sent, culminating in the death of the firstborn. (Exodus 7-12)
Exodus 7:1 (KJV)
Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened. (Exodus 8:18-19)
Exodus 8:18 (KJV)
And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt... but against any of the children of Israel... not a dog shall move his tongue. (Exodus 12:29)
Exodus 12:29 (KJV)
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