Exodus 5:15-21 ¶ Then the officers of the sons of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Why doest thou deal thus with thy slaves?

EJ2000⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁵ ¶ Then the officers of the sons of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Why doest thou deal thus with thy slaves? ¹⁶ There is no firewood given unto thy slaves, yet they say to us, Make brick. Behold, thy slaves are beaten; and thy people sin. ¹⁷ And he replied, Ye are idle, ye are idle, therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice unto the LORD. ¹⁸ Go therefore now and work, for no firewood shall be given you, yet ye shall deliver the tally of bricks. ¹⁹ Then the officers of the sons of Israel saw that they were afflicted after it was said, Ye shall not diminish any from the bricks of your daily quota. ²⁰ And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh; ²¹ and they said unto them, The LORD look upon you and judge because ye have made our savour to be a stench before Pharaoh and his slaves, putting a sword in their hands to slay us.