Exodus 5:7

Ye shall giue the people no more strawe, to make bricke (as in time past) but let them goe and gather them strawe them selues:

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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

6Therefore Pharaoh gaue commandement the same day vnto the taskemasters of the people, and to their officers, saying,

8Notwithstanding lay vpon them the nober of bricke, which they made in time past, diminish nothing thereof: for they be idle, therefore they crie, saying, Let vs go to offer sacrifice vnto our God.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:25Moreouer she said vnto him, We haue litter also and prouender ynough, and roume to lodge in.

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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