Exodus 5:18
The Scripture
(18) Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the Israelites are forced to work for the Egyptians, leaving their fields and laboring in the fields of the land of Egypt. Pharaoh orders them to leave their work and to serve the king, reflecting the growing tension between the people and their oppressor. The narrative highlights the Israelites' suffering and their determination to remain free.
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