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Exodus 5:5-7
Amplified Bible
Exodus 5:5-7
Amplified Bible
5 Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now many, and you would have them stop their work!” 6 The very same day Pharaoh gave orders to the [Egyptian] taskmasters in charge of the people and their [Hebrew] foremen, saying, 7 “You will no longer give the people [a]straw to make brick as before; let them go and gather straw for themselves.
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- Exodus 5:7 Straw served as a binding agent with the mud, nearly tripling the strength of the brick.
Exodus 5:5-7
New International Version
Exodus 5:5-7
New International Version
5 Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous,(A) and you are stopping them from working.”
6 That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers(B) and overseers in charge of the people: 7 “You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks;(C) let them go and gather their own straw.
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