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Exodus 5:4

Exodus 5:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

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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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