Exodus 5:7

New International Reader's Version

He said, “Don’t give the people any more straw to make bricks. Let them go and get their own straw.

Cross References

Genesis 11:3

They said to one another, “Come on! Let’s make bricks and bake them well.” They used bricks instead of stones. They used tar to hold the bricks together.

Genesis 24:25

She continued, “We have plenty of straw and feed for your camels. We also have room for you to spend the night.”

Exodus 5:6

That same day Pharaoh gave orders to the slave drivers and the overseers in charge of the people.

Exodus 5:8

But require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don’t lower the number they have to make. They are lazy. That’s why they are crying out, ‘Let us go. We want to offer sacrifices to our God.’

Judges 19:19

We have straw and feed for our donkeys. We have food and wine for ourselves. We have enough for me, the woman and the young man with us. We don’t need anything.”