Exodus 5:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

But see that they make the same number of bricks as before, and no less: for they have no love for work; and so they are crying out and saying, Let us go and make an offering to our God.

Cross References

Psalm 106:41

And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.

Exodus 1:11

So they put overseers of forced work over them, in order to make their strength less by the weight of their work. And they made store-towns for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 5:17

But he said, You have no love for work: that is why you say, Let us go and make an offering to the Lord.

Exodus 5:19

Then the responsible men of the children of Israel saw that they were purposing evil when they said, The number of bricks which you have to make every day will be no less than before.

Exodus 5:7

Give these men no more dry stems for their brick-making as you have been doing; let them go and get the material for themselves.

Exodus 5:9

Give the men harder work, and see that they do it; let them not give attention to false words.