Exodus 5:7-18 All of you shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as in time past: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

UKJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ All of you shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as in time past: let them go and gather straw for themselves. ⁸ And the tale of the bricks, which they did make in time past, all of you shall lay upon them; all of you shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. ⁹ Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. ¹⁰ And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus says Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. ¹¹ Go all of you, get you straw where all of you can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished. ¹² So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. ¹³ And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfill your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw. ¹⁴ And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have all of you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as in time past? ¹⁵ Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore deal you thus with your servants? ¹⁶ There is no straw given unto your servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people. ¹⁷ But he said, All of you are idle, all of you are idle: therefore all of you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD. ¹⁸ Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall all of you deliver the tale of bricks.