Exodus 5:8

New American Bible - revised edition

Yet you shall levy upon them the same quota of bricks as they made previously. Do not reduce it. They are lazy; that is why they are crying, ‘Let us go to offer sacrifice to our God.’

Cross References

Psalm 106:41

He handed them over to the nations, and their adversaries ruled over them.

Exodus 1:11

Accordingly, they set supervisors over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. Thus they had to build for Pharaoh the garrison cities of Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 5:17

He answered, “Lazy! You are lazy! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifice to the Lord.’

Exodus 5:19

The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble, having been told, “Do not reduce your daily amount of bricks!”

Exodus 5:7

“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for their brickmaking as before. Let them go and gather their own straw!

Exodus 5:9

Increase the work for the men, so that they attend to it and not to deceitful words.”