Keluaran 5:14
Konteks5:14 The Israelite foremen whom Pharaoh’s slave masters had set over them were beaten and were asked, 1 “Why did you not complete your requirement for brickmaking as in the past – both yesterday and today?” 2
Bilangan 11:16
Konteks11:16 3 The Lord said to Moses, “Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know are elders of the people and officials 4 over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting; let them take their position there with you.
Yosua 1:10
Konteks[5:14] 1 tn The quotation is introduced with the common word לֵאמֹר (le’mor, “saying”) and no mention of who said the question.
[5:14] 2 sn The idioms for time here are found also in 3:10 and 5:7-8. This question no doubt represents many accusations shouted at Israelites during the period when it was becoming obvious that, despite all their efforts, they were unable to meet their quotas as before.
[11:16] 3 sn The
[11:16] 4 tn The “officials” (שֹׁטְּרִים, shottÿrim) were a group of the elders who seem to have had some administrative capacities. The LXX used the word “scribes.” For further discussion, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 69-70.