02_EXO_05_01 And Afterward Moses And Aaron went in , And told Pharaoh , thus saith the LORD God of Israel , let my people go , that they may hold A feast unto me in the wilderness .
02_EXO_05_02 And Pharaoh said , who [ Is ] the LORD , that I should obey his voice to let Israel go ? I know not the LORD , neither will I let Israel go .
02_EXO_05_03 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 .
02_EXO_05_04 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 .
02_EXO_05_05 And Pharaoh said , behold , the people of the land now [ are ] Many , And ye make them rest from their burdens .
02_EXO_05_06 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people , And their officers , saying ,
02_EXO_05_07 ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick , as heretofore : let them go And gather straw for themselves .
02_EXO_05_08 And the tale of the bricks , which they did make heretofore , ye shall lay upon them ; ye shall not diminish [ ought ] thereof : for they [ be ] idle ; therefore they cry , saying , let us go [ And ] sacrifice to our God .
02_EXO_05_09 let there more work be laid upon the men , that they may labour therein ; And let them not regard vain words .
02_EXO_05_10 And the taskmasters of the people went out , And their officers , And they spake to the people , saying , thus saith Pharaoh , I will not give you straw .
02_EXO_05_11 go ye , get you straw where ye can find it : yet not ought of your work shall be diminished .
02_EXO_05_12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw .
02_EXO_05_13 And the taskmasters hasted [ them ] , saying , fulfil your works , [ your ] daily tasks , as when there was straw .
02_EXO_05_14 And the officers of the children of Israel , which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them , were beaten , [ And ] demanded , Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick Both yesterday And to day , as heretofore ?
02_EXO_05_15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came And cried unto Pharaoh , saying , Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants ?
02_EXO_05_16 there Is no straw given unto thy servants , And they say to us , make brick : And , behold , thy servants [ are ] beaten ; but the fault [ Is ] in thine own people .
02_EXO_05_17 but he said , ye [ are ] idle , [ ye are ] idle : therefore ye say , let us go [ And ] do sacrifice to the LORD .
02_EXO_05_18 go therefore now , [ And ] work ; for there shall no straw be given you , yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks .
02_EXO_05_19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see [ that ] they [ were ] in evil [ case ] , after it was said , ye shall not minish [ ought ] from your bricks of your daily task .
02_EXO_05_20 And they met Moses And Aaron , who stood in the way , as they came forth from Pharaoh :
02_EXO_05_21 And they said unto them , the LORD Look upon you , And judge ; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh , And in the eyes of his servants , to put A sword in their hand to slay us .
02_EXO_05_22 And Moses returned unto the LORD , And said , LORD , Wherefore hast thou [ So ] evil entreated this people ? why [ Is ] it [ that ] thou hast sent me ?
02_EXO_05_23 for since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name , he hath done evil to this people ; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all .