1After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh…
2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that…
3“The God of the Hebrews has met with…
4But the king of Egypt said to them,…
5Pharaoh also said, “Look, the people of the…
6That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of…
7“You shall no longer supply the people with…
8But require of them the same quota of…
9Make the work harder on the men so…
10So the taskmasters and foremen of the people…
11Go and get your own straw wherever you…
12So the people scattered all over the land…
13The taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, “Fulfill your…
14Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had…
15So the Israelite foremen went and appealed to…
16No straw has been given to your servants,…
17“You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is…
18Now get to work. You will be given…
19The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble…
20When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and…
21“May the LORD look upon you and judge…
22So Moses returned to the LORD and asked,…
23Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak…
