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Berean Standard Bible

““May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!””

Exodus 5:21

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Moses and Aaron have asked Pharaoh to let the people go, and Pharaoh answers by making their work harder: now they must gather straw themselves while making the same number of bricks. The Israelite foremen are beaten.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”

World English Bible (WEB)

and they said to them, “May Yahweh look at you, and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”

King James Version (KJV)

And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and they said unto them, Jehovah look upon you, and judge: because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh and his servants a bad opinion of us, putting a sword in their hands for our destruction.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Dijéronles: Mire Jehová sobre vosotros, y juzgue; pues habéis hecho heder nuestro olor delante de Faraón y de sus siervos, dándoles el cuchillo en las manos para que nos maten.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y les dijeron: «Que Dios los juzgue por habernos hecho odiosos al faraón y a su pueblo. Ustedes le han dado una excusa para que nos mate».

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