Exodus 5:5

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And Pharaoh said, "Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working!"

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  • Exod 1:7-9 : 7 But the Israelites were fruitful, multiplied greatly, increased in number, and became exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them. 8 Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, arose to power in Egypt. 9 He said to his people, "Look, the people of Israel have become too numerous and too powerful for us. 10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise, they will multiply further, and in the event of war, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country." 11 So they appointed taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor. They built supply cities for Pharaoh—Pithom and Rameses.
  • Prov 14:28 : 28 A large population is a king's glory, but without subjects, a ruler is ruined.

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    4 But the king of Egypt said, "Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their labor? Get back to your work."

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    6 That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people:

    7 "You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw.

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    9 Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies."

    10 So the slave drivers and overseers went out and said to the people, "This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will not give you any straw.'

    11 "Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced at all."

    12 So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw.

    13 The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, "Complete the work required of you each day, just as when you had straw."

    14 And Pharaoh's slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed, demanding, "Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?"

    15 Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: "Why are you treating your servants this way?"

    16 "No straw is given to your servants, yet we are told, 'Make bricks!' Your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people."

    17 Pharaoh said, "Lazy! That’s what you are—lazy! That is why you keep saying, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.'

    18 "Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks."

    19 The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, "You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you each day."

    20 When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,

    21 They said to them, "May the Lord see and judge you, because you have made us obnoxious in the eyes of Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us."

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    5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the Israelites. They said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and lost their services!”

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    11 So they appointed taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor. They built supply cities for Pharaoh—Pithom and Rameses.

    12 Yet, the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

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    9 He said to his people, "Look, the people of Israel have become too numerous and too powerful for us.

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    13 Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Get up early in the morning, present yourself to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.’

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