Exodus 5:16
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.
Context
This verse from Exodus Chapter 5 connects to 0 cross-references. Moses and Aaron demand that Pharaoh let Israel go to worship in the wilderness; Pharaoh refuses and increases the Israelites' workload by requiring them to gather their own straw while maintaining brick quotas. The Israelite foremen are beaten and blame …
Other Translations
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.
Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten--and thy people hath sinned.'
They give us no dry stems and they say to us, Make bricks: and they give your servants blows; but it is your people who are in the wrong.