And afterward Moses
and Aaron
went in
, and told
Pharaoh
, Thus saith
the LORD
God
of Israel
, Let my people
go
, that they may hold a feast
unto me in the wilderness
.
And Pharaoh said
, Who is the LORD
, that I should obey
his voice
to let Israel
go
? I know
not the LORD
, neither will I let Israel
go
.
And they said, The God
of the Hebrews
hath met
with us: let us go
, we pray thee, three
days
' journey
into the desert
, and sacrifice
unto the LORD
our God
; lest he fall
upon us with pestilence
, or with the sword
.
And the king of Egypt
said
unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses
and Aaron
, let
the people
from their works
? get
you unto your burdens
.
And Pharaoh said
, Behold, the people
of the land
now are many
, and ye make them rest
from their burdens
.
And Pharaoh commanded
the same day
the taskmasters
of the people
, and their officers
, saying
,
Ye shall no more give
the people
straw
to make
brick
, as heretofore
: let them go
and gather
straw
for themselves.
And the tale of the bricks
, which they did make
heretofore
, ye shall lay
upon them; ye shall not diminish
ought thereof: for they be idle
; therefore they cry
, saying
, Let us go
and sacrifice
to our God
.
Let there more work be laid
upon the men
, that they may labour
therein; and let them not regard
vain
words
.
And the taskmasters of the people
went out
, and their officers
, and they spake
to the people
, saying
, Thus saith
Pharaoh
, I will not give
you straw
.
Go ye, get
you straw
where
ye can find
it: yet
not ought
of your work
shall be diminished
.
So the people were scattered abroad
throughout all the land
of Egypt
to gather
stubble
instead of straw
.
And the taskmasters hasted
them , saying
, Fulfil
your works
, your daily
tasks
, as when there was
straw
.
And the officers of the children
of Israel
, which Pharaoh's
taskmasters
had set
over them, were beaten
, and demanded
, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled
your task
in making brick
both yesterday
and to day
, as heretofore
?
Then the officers of the children
of Israel
came
and cried
unto Pharaoh
, saying
, Wherefore dealest
thou thus with thy servants
?
There is no straw given
unto thy servants
, and they say
to us, Make
brick
: and, behold, thy servants
are beaten
; but the fault
is in thine own people
.
But he said, Ye are idle
, ye are idle
: therefore ye say
, Let us go
and do sacrifice
to the LORD
.
Go therefore now, and work
; for there shall no straw
be given
you, yet shall ye deliver
the tale
of bricks
.
And the officers of the children
of Israel
did see
that they were in evil
case , after it was said
, Ye shall not minish
ought from your bricks
of your daily
task
.
And they met Moses
and Aaron
, who stood
in the way
, as they came forth
from Pharaoh
:
And they said unto them, The LORD
look
upon you, and judge
; because ye have made our savour
to be abhorred
in the eyes
of Pharaoh
, and in the eyes
of his servants
, to put
a sword
in their hand
to slay
us.
And Moses returned
unto the LORD
, and said
, Lord
, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated
this people
? why is it that thou hast sent
me?
For since I came to Pharaoh
to speak
in thy name
, he hath done evil
to this people
; neither hast thou delivered
thy people
at all
.