Exodus 5:7

New Century Version

He said, “Don’t give the people straw to make bricks as you used to do. Let them gather their own straw.

Cross References

Genesis 11:3

They said to each other, “Let’s make bricks and bake them to make them hard.” So they used bricks instead of stones, and tar instead of mortar.

Genesis 24:25

Then she said, “And, yes, we have straw for your camels and a place for you to spend the night.”

Exodus 5:6

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

Exodus 5:8

But they must still make the same number of bricks as they did before. Do not accept fewer. They have become lazy, and that is why they are asking me, ‘Let us go to offer sacrifices to our God.’

Judges 19:19

We already have straw and food for our donkeys and bread and wine for me, the young woman, and my servant. We don’t need anything.”