Exodus 5:8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But require the same quota of bricks from them as they were making before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy #– #that is why they are crying out,  “Let us go and sacrifice to our God.”

Cross References

Exodus 5:7

‘Don’t continue to supply the people with straw for making bricks, as before. They must go and gather straw for themselves.

Exodus 5:9

Impose heavier work on the men. Then they will be occupied with it and not pay attention to deceptive words.’

Exodus 5:17

But he said, ‘You are lazy. Lazy! That is why you are saying, “Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.”

Exodus 5:19

The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, ‘You cannot reduce your daily quota of bricks.’

Exodus 1:11

So the Egyptians assigned taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labour.  They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities  for Pharaoh.