Exodus 5:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The slave masters forced the people to work even harder. They forced the people to make as many bricks as before.

Cross References

Exodus 1:11

The Egyptians decided to make life hard for the Israelites, so they put slave masters over the people. These masters forced the Israelites to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses for the king. The king used these cities to store grain and other things.

Exodus 5:6

That same day Pharaoh gave a command to the slave masters and Hebrew foremen.

Exodus 5:12

So the people went everywhere in Egypt looking for straw.

Exodus 5:14

The Egyptian slave masters had chosen the Hebrew foremen and had made them responsible for the work the people did. The Egyptian slave masters beat these foremen and said to them, “Why aren’t you making as many bricks as you made in the past? If you could do it then, you can do it now!”

Exodus 5:11

You must go and get the straw for yourselves. So go and find straw, but you must still make as many bricks as you made before.”

Ezra 3:4

Then they celebrated the Festival of Shelters just as the Law of Moses said. They offered the right number of burnt offerings for each day of the festival.

Job 39:7

They are happy to be away from the noise of the city. They never have to listen to their drivers shouting at them.