5:6. Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the task-masters of the people, saying:
5:7. You shall give straw no more to the people to make brick, as before; but let them go and gather straw.
5:8. And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which they did before; neither shall you diminish any thing thereof, for they are idle, and therefore they cry. saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
5:9. Let them be oppressed with works, and let them fulfil them; that they may not regard lying words.
5:10. And the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters, went out and said to the people: Thus saith Pharao: I allow you no straw;
5:11. Go, and gather it where you can find it; neither shall any thing of your work be diminished.
5:12. And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw.
5:13. And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying: Fulfil your work every day, as before ye were wont to do, when straw was given you.
5:14. And they that were over the works of the children of Israel, were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks, both yesterday and to day, as before?
5:15. And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants?