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So he gave orders, that very day, to overseer and foreman alike: (Exodus 5, 6)
Do not give them any more straw to make bricks with, as your custom has been; let them go and find straw for themselves. (Exodus 5, 7)
Meanwhile, you must give them the same tale of bricks to make as before; there must be no lessening of it. They are idle; that is what has led to this outcry about going and offering sacrifice to their God. (Exodus 5, 8)
Give them heavier work to do; then they will pay no more attention to these lying tales. (Exodus 5, 9)
So overseer and foreman gave it out to the people as a message from Pharao, You shall have no more straw from me; (Exodus 5, 10)
go and gather it for yourselves where you can find it; meanwhile, there is to be no lessening of the work done. (Exodus 5, 11)
And the people found themselves scattered all over Egypt gathering straw; (Exodus 5, 12)
and still the overseers were urgent with them: Finish those daily tasks of yours, as you did when the straw was found. (Exodus 5, 13)
The foremen, who were Israelites, must undergo a beating, now, from Pharao’s overseers, who asked them why the full tale of bricks had not been made up these two days past, as it was formerly. (Exodus 5, 14)
So the Israelite foremen went and complained to Pharao; Master, they cried, why dost thou treat us so? (Exodus 5, 15)
The straw is not being found for us any longer, and never a brick less demanded of us. Here are we, thy servants, beaten for it; there is no justice for this people of thine.✻ (Exodus 5, 16)
You are idlers, said he, idlers all, or you would not be asking leave to go and sacrifice to this Lord of yours. (Exodus 5, 17)