Exodus:5:1-12
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And afterward Moses and Aaron went in ,
and told Pharaoh ,
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel ,
Let my people go ,
that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness .
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And Pharaoh said ,
Who is the LORD ,
that I should obey his voice to let Israel go ?
I know not the LORD ,
neither will I let Israel go .
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And they said ,
The God of the Hebrews hath met with us :
let us go ,
we pray thee ,
three days '
journey into the desert ,
and sacrifice unto the LORD our God ;
lest he fall upon us with pestilence ,
or with the sword .
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And the king of Egypt said unto them ,
Wherefore do ye ,
Moses and Aaron ,
let the people from their works ?
get you unto your burdens .
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And Pharaoh said ,
Behold ,
the people of the land now are many ,
and ye make them rest from their burdens .
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And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people ,
and their officers ,
saying ,
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Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick ,
as heretofore :
let them go and gather straw for themselves .
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And the tale of the bricks ,
which they did make heretofore ,
ye shall lay upon them ;
ye shall not diminish ought thereof :
for they be idle ;
therefore they cry ,
saying ,
Let us go and sacrifice to our God .
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Let there more work be laid upon the men ,
that they may labour therein ;
and let them not regard vain words .
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And the taskmasters of the people went out ,
and their officers ,
and they spake to the people ,
saying ,
Thus saith Pharaoh ,
I will not give you straw .
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Go ye ,
get you straw where ye can find it :
yet not ought of your work shall be diminished .
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So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw .
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