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 .