Exodus 5:4-6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴ The king of Egypt said to them, ‘Moses and Aaron, why are you causing the people to neglect their work? Get to your labour! ’ ⁵ Pharaoh also said, ‘Look, the people of the land are so numerous, and you would stop them from their labour.’^(A)

Further Oppression of Israel

⁶ That day Pharaoh commanded the overseers^(B) of the people as well as their foremen,