19 The foremen of the sons of Israel saw that they were in trouble [a]because they were told, “You must not reduce [b]your daily amount of bricks.” 20 When they left Pharaoh’s presence, they met Moses and Aaron as they were [c]waiting for them. 21 (A)They said to them, “(B)May the Lord look upon you and judge you, for you have (C)made [d]us odious in Pharaoh’s sight and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 5:19 Lit saying
  2. Exodus 5:19 Lit from your bricks the matter of a day in its day
  3. Exodus 5:20 Lit standing to meet
  4. Exodus 5:21 Lit our savor to stink