Holy Scripture

Exodus 5:9

A church father on this verse
“When both the good and the bad do the same things and suffer the same things, they are to be distinguished by their intentions, not by their acts and penalties. Pharaoh oppressed the people of God with hard labors; Moses afflicted the same people, who had fallen into idolatry, with severe punishments. They did the sam…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — LETTER 93

Source: Septuagint

Original

9Let the works of these men be made grievous, and let them care for these things, and not care for vain words.

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7Ye shall no longer give straw to the people for brickmaking as yesterday and the third day; but let them go themselves, and collect straw for themselves.

8And thou shalt impose on them daily the rate of brickmaking which they perform: thou shalt not abate anything, for they are idle; therefore have they cried, saying, Let us arise and do sacrifice to our God.

— Exodus 5:9 —

10And the taskmasters and the accountants hastened them, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus says Pharaoh, I will give you straw no longer.

11Go ye, yourselves, get for yourselves straw whencesoever ye can find it, for nothing is diminished from your rate.

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