Exodus 5:5
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And Pharao said: The people of the land are numerous; you see that the multitude is increased; how much more if you give them rest from their works?

Exodus 1:7
The children of Israel increased, and sprung up into multitudes, and growing exceedingly strong they filled the land.

Exodus 1:9
And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.

Exodus 2:11
In those days, after Moses was grown up, he went out to his brethren: and saw their affliction, and an Egyptian striking one of the Hebrews, his brethren.

1 Kings 12:14
And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.

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And Pharao said: The people of the land are numerous; you see that the multitude is increased; how much more if you give them rest from their works?

Exodus 1:7-11 The children of Israel increased, and sprung up into multitudes, and growing exceedingly strong they filled the land. . . .

Proverbs 14:28 In the multitude of people is the dignity of the king: and in the small number of the people the dishonour of the prince.

Context
Pharaoh's First Refusal
4The king of Egypt said to them: Why do you Moses and Aaron draw off the people from their works? Get you gone to your burdens. 5And Pharao said: The people of the land are numerous; you see that the multitude is increased; how much more if you give them rest from their works?
Lexicon
Pharaoh
פַּרְעֹ֔ה (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

also said,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Look,
הֵן־ (hên-)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2005: Lo! behold!

the people
עַ֣ם (‘am)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

of the land
הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

are now numerous,
רַבִּ֥ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great

and you would be stopping
וְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥ם (wə·hiš·bat·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7673: To repose, desist from exertion

them
אֹתָ֖ם (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

from their labor.”
מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃ (mis·siḇ·lō·ṯām)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5450: Porterage


Additional Translations
Pharaoh also said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you would be stopping them from their labor.”And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and you make them rest from their burdens.

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

And Pharao said, Behold now, the people is very numerous; let us not then give them rest from their work.

And Pharaoh said, Behold the people of the land are now many, and ye wish to make them rest from their burdens.

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

Pharaoh said, "Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens."

Pharaoh also saith, 'Lo, numerous now is the people of the land, and ye have caused them to cease from their burdens!'
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