Exodus 5:7

Give these men no more dry stems for their brick-making as you have been doing; let them go and get the material for themselves.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

In Context

6The same day Pharaoh gave orders to the overseers and those who were responsible for the work, saying,

8But see that they make the same number of bricks as before, and no less: for they have no love for work; and so they are crying out and saying, Let us go and make an offering to our God.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:25And she said, We have a great store of dry grass and cattle-food, and there is room for you.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 5:4-10

3 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. 4 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. 5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. 6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the… Read the whole commentary →

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