Exodus 5:1 And afterward310 Moses4872 and Aaron175 went in,935 and told559 Pharaoh,6547 Thus saith559 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 Let my people5971 go,7971 that they may hold a feast2287 unto me in the wilderness.4057 cr 2 And Pharaoh6547 said,559 Who is the LORD,3068 that I should obey8085 his voice6963 to let Israel3478 go?7971 I know3045 not the LORD,3068 neither will I let Israel3478 go.7971 cr 3 And they said,559 The God430 of the Hebrews5680 hath met7122 with us: let us go,3212 we pray thee, three7969 days'3117 journey1870 into the desert,4057 and sacrifice2076 unto the LORD3068 our God;430 lest he fall6293 upon us with pestilence,1698 or with the sword.2719 cr 4 And the king4428 of Egypt4714 said559 unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses4872 and Aaron,175 let6544 the people5971 from their works?4639 get3212 you unto your burdens.5450 cr 5 And Pharaoh6547 said,559 Behold, the people5971 of the land776 now are many,7227 and ye make them rest7673 from their burdens.5450 cr 6 And Pharaoh6547 commanded6680 the same day3117 the taskmasters5065 of the people,5971 and their officers,7860 saying,559 cr 7 Ye shall no more3254 give5414 the people5971 straw8401 to make3835 brick,3843 as heretofore:8032 8543 let them go3212 and gather7197 straw8401 for themselves. cr 8 And the tale4971 of the bricks,3843 which they did make6213 heretofore,8032 8543 ye shall lay7760 upon them; ye shall not diminish1639 ought thereof: for they be idle;7503 therefore they cry,6817 saying,559 Let us go3212 and sacrifice2076 to our God.430 cr 9 Let there more work5656 be laid3513 upon the men,582{Heb. let the work be heavy upon the men} that they may labour6213 therein; and let them not regard8159 vain8267 words.1697 cr

Exodus 5:10 And the taskmasters5065 of the people5971 went out,3318 and their officers,7860 and they spake559 to the people,5971 saying,559 Thus saith559 Pharaoh,6547 I will not give5414 you straw.8401 cr 11 Go3212 ye, get3947 you straw8401 where834 ye can find4672 it: yet3588 not ought1697 of your work5656 shall be diminished.1639 cr 12 So the people5971 were scattered abroad6327 throughout all the land776 of Egypt4714 to gather7197 stubble7179 instead of straw.8401 cr 13 And the taskmasters5065 hasted213 them, saying,559 Fulfil3615 your works,4639 your daily3117 tasks,1697{Heb. a matter of a day in his day} as when there was1961 straw.8401 cr 14 And the officers7860 of the children1121 of Israel,3478 which Pharaoh's6547 taskmasters5065 had set7760 over them, were beaten,5221 and demanded,559 Wherefore have ye not fulfilled3615 your task2706 in making brick3835 both yesterday8543 and to day,3117 as heretofore?8032 8543 cr

Exodus 5:15 Then the officers7860 of the children1121 of Israel3478 came935 and cried6817 unto Pharaoh,6547 saying,559 Wherefore dealest6213 thou thus with thy servants?5650 cr 16 There is no straw8401 given5414 unto thy servants,5650 and they say559 to us, Make6213 brick:3843 and, behold, thy servants5650 are beaten;5221 but the fault2398 is in thine own people.5971 cr 17 But he said,559 Ye are idle,7503 ye are idle:7503 therefore ye say,559 Let us go3212 and do sacrifice2076 to the LORD.3068 cr 18 Go3212 therefore now, and work;5647 for there shall no straw8401 be given5414 you, yet shall ye deliver5414 the tale8506 of bricks.3843 cr

Exodus 5:19 And the officers7860 of the children1121 of Israel3478 did see7200 that they were in evil7451 case, after it was said,559 Ye shall not minish1639 ought from your bricks3843 of your daily3117 3117 task.1697 cr 20 And they met6293 Moses4872 and Aaron,175 who stood5324 in the way,7125 as they came forth3318 from Pharaoh:6547 cr 21 And they said559 unto them, The LORD3068 look7200 upon you, and judge;8199 because ye have made our savour7381 to be abhorred887{Heb. to stink} in the eyes5869 of Pharaoh,6547 and in the eyes5869 of his servants,5650 to put5414 a sword2719 in their hand3027 to slay2026 us. cr

Exodus 5:22 And Moses4872 returned7725 unto the LORD,3068 and said,559 Lord,136 wherefore hast thou so evil entreated7489 this people?5971 why is it that thou hast sent7971 me? cr 23 For since I came935 to Pharaoh6547 to speak1696 in thy name,8034 he hath done evil7489 to this people;5971 neither hast thou delivered5337{Heb. delivering thou hast not delivered} thy people5971 at all.5337 cr