Exodus 5:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But they must still make the same number of bricks as they did before. They have gotten lazy. That is why they are asking me to let them go. They don’t have enough work to do. That is why they asked me to let them make sacrifices to their God.

Cross References

Psalm 106:41

He gave his people to other nations and let their enemies rule over them.

Exodus 5:7

He said, “You have always given the people straw to use to make bricks. But now, tell them they have to go and find their own straw to make bricks.

Exodus 5:9

So make these people work harder. Keep them busy. Then they will not have enough time to listen to the lies of Moses.”

Exodus 5:17

Pharaoh answered, “You are lazy, and you don’t want to work! That is why you ask me to let you go. And that is why you want to leave here and make sacrifices to the Lord.

Exodus 5:19

The Hebrew foremen knew they were in trouble, because the Pharaoh had told them, “You must still make as many bricks as you made before.”

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.