14. And the officers of the children of Israel, that Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and asked, Why have you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and today, as before?
15. Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Why dealt you thus with your servants?
16. There is no straw given unto your servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.
17. But he said, you are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.