Exodus 5:8-10
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
8 But you shall require of them the same quantity of bricks as they have made previously; do not diminish it, for they are lazy; that is why they cry, “Let us go and offer sacrifice to our God.” 9 Let heavier work be laid on them; then they will labour at it and pay no attention to deceptive words.’
10 So the taskmasters and the supervisors of the people went out and said to the people, ‘Thus says Pharaoh, “I will not give you straw.
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Exodus 5:8-10
New International Version
8 But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don’t reduce the quota.(A) They are lazy;(B) that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’(C) 9 Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”
10 Then the slave drivers(D) and the overseers went out and said to the people, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you any more straw.
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