6And that same day, Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, 7You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before: let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8And the number of the bricks, which they made before, you shall lay upon them; you shall not diminish any of it; for they are idle; therefore, they cry, saying, “Let us go and sacrifice to our God.” 9Let more work be laid upon the men, that they may labor in it; and let them not regard vain words.” 10And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, “Thus says Pharaoh, “I will not give you straw. 11Go you, get you straw where you can find it; yet not any of your work shall be diminished.” 12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. 13And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, fulfill your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw. 14And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, “Why have you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and today, as before?” 15Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, “Why deal you thus with your servants? 16There is no straw given to your servants, and they say to us, “Make brick”: your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people. 17But he said, “You are idle, you are idle; therefore, you say, ‘Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.’ 18So get to work now; but there shall no more straw be given you, yet shall you deliver the number of bricks.”

19And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, “You shall not diminish anything from your bricks of your daily task”. 20And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came out from Pharaoh: 21And they said to them, “The LORD look upon you, and judge; because you have made us offensive in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us”. 22And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, “LORD, why have You so badly treated this people? Why is it that You have sent me? 23For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done evil to this people; neither have You delivered Your people at all.”