“Don’t give the people any more straw to make bricks as you have been doing. Let them gather their own straw,
They said to one another, “Let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used bricks as stones and tar as mortar.
We have plenty of straw and feed ⌞for your camels⌟ and room for you to spend the night.”
That same day Pharaoh gave these orders to the slave drivers and foremen:
but insist that they make the same number of bricks they were making before. Making fewer bricks will not be acceptable. They’re lazy! That’s why they’re crying, ‘Let us go offer sacrifices to our God.’
We have straw and fodder for our donkeys. I even have bread and wine for myself, the woman, and my servant. We have everything we need.”