Exodus 5:9-11

The Voice

⁹ Therefore, make the work so heavy that the men don’t have the energy to do anything but work; perhaps then they won’t be distracted by these lies!

Slave Drivers and Supervisors (to the people): ¹⁰ Pharaoh has a message for you: “I am not going to supply you with any more straw. ¹¹ You must go out and get it for yourselves—wherever you can find it—but you must produce the same number of bricks as before. Your workload will not be reduced.”