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Exodus 5:20 (NIV)

When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,

Exodus 5:21 (NIV)

and they said, “May the Lord look on you and judge you! You have made us obnoxious to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.”

Exodus 5:1 (NIV)

Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: ‘Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.’ ”

Exodus 5:2 (NIV)

Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord , that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go.”

Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, or he may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”

Exodus 5:4 (NIV)

But the king of Egypt said, “Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labor? Get back to your work!”

Exodus 5:5 (NIV)

Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working.”

Exodus 5:6 (NIV)

That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people:

Exodus 5:7 (NIV)

“You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw.

Exodus 5:8 (NIV)

But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’

Exodus 5:9 (NIV)

Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”

Exodus 5:10 (NIV)

Then the slave drivers and the overseers went out and said to the people, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you any more straw.

Exodus 5:11 (NIV)

Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced at all.’ ”

Exodus 5:12 (NIV)

So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw.

Exodus 5:13 (NIV)

The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, “Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when you had straw.”

Exodus 5:14 (NIV)

And Pharaoh’s slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed, demanding, “Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?”

Exodus 5:15 (NIV)

Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why have you treated your servants this way?

Exodus 5:16 (NIV)

Your servants are given no straw, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”

Exodus 5:17 (NIV)

Pharaoh said, “Lazy, that’s what you are—lazy! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord .’

Exodus 5:18 (NIV)

Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks.”

Exodus 5:19 (NIV)

The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.”

Exodus 5:22 (NIV)

Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Is this why you sent me?

Exodus 5:23 (NIV)

Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.”

Exodus 34:5 (NIV)

Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord .

Exodus 35:5 (NIV)

From what you have, take an offering for the Lord . Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze;