Exodus 5:14 meaning and explanation
Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”
Exodus 5:14, Berean Standard Bible
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These Israelite foremen were appointed by Pharaoh's taskmasters to supervise their own work crews, so they stood between the Egyptians above them and their own people below. After Moses and Aaron asked Pharaoh to release Israel, Pharaoh withheld straw while demanding the same daily quota of bricks.
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