And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
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Verse 14 is found in chapter 5 of Exodus. Oppression increases after Moses’s request. The Israelites blame Moses and Aaron for making their situation worse, while Moses brings his distress directly before God.
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Und die Amtleute der Kinder Israel, welche die Vögte Pharaos über sie gesetzt hatten, wurden geschlagen, und ward zu ihnen gesagt: Warum habt ihr weder heute noch gestern euer gesetztes Tagewerk getan wie bisher?
Y azotaban a los capataces de los hijos de Israel, que los cuadrilleros de Faraón habían puesto sobre ellos, diciendo: ¿Por qué no habéis cumplido vuestra tarea de ladrillo ni ayer ni hoy, como antes?
Los jefes de cuadrilla de los hijos de Israel, a quienes habían puesto al frente los capataces del faraón, fueron golpeados. Les decían: «¿Por qué no completaron ni ayer ni hoy la cantidad de ladrillos que hacían antes?».
On battit même les commissaires des enfants d'Israël, établis sur eux par les inspecteurs de Pharaon: Pourquoi, disait-on, n'avez-vous pas achevé hier et aujourd'hui, comme auparavant, la quantité de briques qui vous avait été fixée?
E i rettori dei figliuoli d’Israele, i quali i commissari di Faraone aveano costituiti sopra loro, furono battuti; e fu lor detto: Perchè non avete voi fornito ieri ed oggi la somma de’ mattoni che vi è imposta, come per addietro?
E foram açoitados os oficiais dos filhos de Israel, que os exatores de Faraó tinham posto sobre eles, dizendo estes: Por que não acabastes vossa tarefa, fazendo tijolos como antes, assim também ontem e hoje?
法老的監工擊打他們所派的 以色列 工頭,說:「為甚麼昨天和今天你們沒有按照以前做磚的數目,完成你們的工作呢?」
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