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.(Éxodo 5:4)

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.(Éxodo 5:5)

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,(Éxodo 5:6)

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.(Éxodo 5:8)

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard vain words.(Éxodo 5:9)

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.(Éxodo 5:10)