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5 : 1 And afterward Moses and Aaron came and said to Pharaoh, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `Let My people go that they may celebrate a feast to Me in the wilderness.`"
5 : 2 But Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and besides, I will not let Israel go."
5 : 3 Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a three days` journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, otherwise He will fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword."
5 : 4 But the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your labors!"
5 : 5 Again Pharaoh said, "Look, the people of the land are now many, and you would have them cease from their labors!"
5 : 6 So the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters over the people and their foremen, saying,
5 : 7 You are no longer to give the people straw to make brick as previously; let them go and gather straw for themselves.
5 : 8 But the quota of bricks which they were making previously, you shall impose on them; you are not to reduce any of it. Because they are lazy, therefore they cry out, `Let us go and sacrifice to our God.`
5 : 9 Let the labor be heavier on the men, and let them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words.
5 : 10 So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and spoke to the people, saying, "Thus says Pharaoh, `I am not going to give you any straw.
5 : 11 `You go and get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, but none of your labor will be reduced.`"
5 : 12 So the people scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
5 : 13 The taskmasters pressed them, saying, "Complete your work quota, your daily amount, just as when you had straw."
5 : 14 Moreover, the foremen of the sons of Israel, whom Pharaoh`s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, "Why have you not completed your required amount either yesterday or today in making brick as previously?"
5 : 15 Then the foremen of the sons of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, "Why do you deal this way with your servants?
5 : 16 There is no straw given to your servants, yet they keep saying to us, `Make bricks!` And behold, your servants are being beaten; but it is the fault of your own people.
5 : 17 But he said, "You are lazy, very lazy; therefore you say, `Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.`
5 : 18 So go now and work; for you will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the quota of bricks.
5 : 19 The foremen of the sons of Israel saw that they were in trouble because they were told, "You must not reduce your daily amount of bricks."
5 : 20 When they left Pharaoh`s presence, they met Moses and Aaron as they were waiting for them.
5 : 21 They said to them, "May the LORD look upon you and judge you, for you have made us odious in Pharaoh`s sight and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us."
5 : 22 Then Moses returned to the LORD and said, "O Lord, why have You brought harm to this people? Why did You ever send me?
5 : 23 Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people, and You have not delivered Your people at all.