Exodus 5:4-6

Modern English Version

⁴ But the king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your labor.” ⁵ Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land now are numerous, and you make them rest from their labor.”

⁶ Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying,