Exodus 5:4 (KJV)

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And the king of Egypt said unto them Wherefore do ye Moses and Aaron let the people from their works get you unto your burdens

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wherefore. Jer 38:4 Am 7:10 Lu 23:2 Ac 16:20 Ac 16:21 Ac 24:5

burdens. Ex 1:11

let.{Taphreeoo,} from {pard,} to loose, disengage; and which we render let, from the Anglo-Saxon {lettan,} to hinder. Ye hinder the people from their work: "Get you unto your burdens." "Let religion alone and mind your work." The language not only of tyranny, but of thoughtless irreligion.

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