"Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves." — Exodus 5:7

Exodus 5:7 · KJV

“Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.”

— Exodus 5:7

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish {ought} thereof: for they {be} idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go {and} sacrifice to our God.

Exodus 5 — Context

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now {are} many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. {Let there...: Heb. Let the work be heavy upon the men}

Cross References

Judges 19:19

Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man {which is} with thy servants: {there is} no want of any thing.

Genesis 24:25

She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.