Exodus 5:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw.

New Living Translation
So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt in search of stubble to use as straw.

English Standard Version
So the people were scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Berean Study Bible
So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

New American Standard Bible
So the people scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

NASB 1995
So the people scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

NASB 1977
So the people scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Amplified Bible
So the people were scattered throughout the land of Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw.

Christian Standard Bible
So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Contemporary English Version
The slaves went all over Egypt, looking for straw.

Good News Translation
So the people went all over Egypt looking for straw.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

International Standard Version
So the people scattered throughout the entire land of Egypt to collect stubble for straw.

NET Bible
So the people spread out through all the land of Egypt to collect stubble for straw.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

New King James Version
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

King James 2000 Bible
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

New Heart English Bible
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather dry stalks for straw.

World English Bible
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

American King James Version
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

American Standard Version
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

A Faithful Version
So the people were scattered through all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw.

Darby Bible Translation
And the people were scattered abroad throughout the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

English Revised Version
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Webster's Bible Translation
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble instead of straw.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then were the people scattered abroade throughout all the land of Egypt, for to gather stubble in steade of strawe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And so were the people scattered abrode throughout all ye land of Egypt, for to gather stubble in steade of strawe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Then were the people scatred in all ye lande of Egipte, to gather stubble, that they might haue strawe.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Than the people scatered abrode thorowe out all the lande of Egipte for to gather them stubyll to be in stead of strawe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the people are scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,

Young's Literal Translation
And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the people will be dispersed in all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the people were dispersed through all the land of Egypt, in order to gather straw.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the people were scattered in all the land of Egypt to collect dry grass of straw.

Lamsa Bible
So the people were scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather the stubble.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
So the people were dispersed in all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw.
















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