And afterwardMoses and Aaronwent in, and toldPharaoh, Thussaith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, thatthey may hold a feastunto me in the wilderness.
And theysaid, The God of the Hebrewshath met with us: let us go, we praythee, threedays’journeyinto the desert, and sacrificeunto the LORD our God; lest he fallupon us withpestilence, or with the sword.
And the tale of the bricks, whichthey did makeheretofore, ye shall lay uponthem; ye shall not diminishoughtthereof: for they be idle; thereforethey cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
And the officers of the children of Israel, whichPharaoh’staskmasters had set overthem, werebeaten, and demanded, Whereforehave ye not fulfilledyourtask in makingbrickbothyesterday and to day, as heretofore?
And the officers of the children of Israel did see thattheywere in evilcase, after it was said, Ye shall not minishoughtfromyourbricks of yourdailytask.
And theysaiduntothem, The LORDlookupon you, and judge; because ye havemade our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in theirhand to slay us.