"And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:" — Exodus 5:20

Exodus 5:20 · KJV

“And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:”

— Exodus 5:20

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.

Verse 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. {to be...: Heb. to stink}

Exodus 5 — Context

Go therefore now, {and} work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

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.

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

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?