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Exodus 5:17

And he said: "You are idle. And for this reason you say, ‘We shall go and sacrifice to the Lord.
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King James Version

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.

English Standard Version

But he said, "You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.'

New International Version

Pharaoh said, "Lazy, that's what you are-lazy! That is why you keep saying, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.'