Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
Go now and get to work. No straw will be given to you, but you must still produce the same number of bricks.
Pharaoh is demanding that the Israelites maintain their impossible work quota even without the materials they need to do the job.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Exodus, the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt and forced to make bricks as part of their grueling labor for Pharaoh. When Moses, acting on God's command, asked Pharaoh to release the people so they could worship, Pharaoh responded with cruelty by increasing their workload, refusing to provide straw for the bricks while still demanding the same production quota. This escalation of oppression highlighted Pharaoh's hardened heart and his resistance to God's authority.
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