NASB
"So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and spoke to the people, saying, "Thus says Pharaoh, 'I am not going to give you any straw."
— Exodus 5:10, NASB
“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.”
“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. ”
“The taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, "This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will not give you straw.”
“So the slave masters of the people and their foremen went to the Israelites and said,“Thus says Pharaoh:‘I am not giving you straw.”
“And the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters, went out and said to the people: Thus saith Pharao: I allow you no straw;”
“And the overseers of the people and their responsible men went out and said to the people, Pharaoh says, I will give you no more dry stems.”
“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.”
"You are no longer to give the people straw to make brick as previously; let them go and gather straw for themselves.
"But the quota of bricks which they were making previously, you shall impose on them; you are not to reduce any of it. Because they are lazy, therefore they cry out, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.'
"Let the labor be heavier on the men, and let them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words."
So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and spoke to the people, saying, "Thus says Pharaoh, 'I am not going to give you any straw.
'You go and get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, but none of your labor will be reduced.'"
So the people scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
The taskmasters pressed them, saying, "Complete your work quota, your daily amount, just as when you had straw."