Exodus 5:8-10

21st Century King James Version

⁸ And the tally of bricks which they made heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish any thereof. For they are 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 labor 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 saith Pharaoh: ‘I will not give you straw.