Exodus 5:16
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Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before; behold we, thy servants, are beaten with whips, and thy people is unjustly dealt withal.

Genesis 11:3
And each one said to his neighbour: Come let us make brick, and bake them with fire. And they had brick instead of stones, and slime instead of mortar:

Exodus 5:15
And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants?

Exodus 5:17
And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.

1 Kings 12:14
And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.

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Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before; behold we, thy servants, are beaten with whips, and thy people is unjustly dealt withal.

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Context
The Cry of the Israelites
15And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants? 16Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before; behold we, thy servants, are beaten with whips, and thy people is unjustly dealt withal.17And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.…
Lexicon
No
אֵ֤ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

straw
תֶּ֗בֶן (te·ḇen)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8401: Material, refuse haum, stalks of grain

has been given
נִתָּן֙ (nit·tān)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

to your servants,
לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

yet we are told,
אֹמְרִ֥ים (’ō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘Make
עֲשׂ֑וּ (‘ă·śū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

bricks!’
וּלְבֵנִ֛ים (ū·lə·ḇê·nîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3843: Brick, tile

Look,
וְהִנֵּ֧ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

your servants
עֲבָדֶ֛יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

are being beaten,
מֻכִּ֖ים (muk·kîm)
Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike

but the fault
וְחָטָ֥את (wə·ḥā·ṭāṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

[is] with your own people.”
עַמֶּֽךָ׃ (‘am·me·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock


Additional Translations
No straw has been given to your servants, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”There is no straw given to your servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.

There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault it in thine own people.

Straw is not given to thy servants, and they tell us to make brick; and behold thy servants have been scourged: thou wilt therefore injure thy people.

There is no straw given to thy bondmen, and they say to us, Make brick; and behold, thy bondmen are beaten, but it is the fault of thy people.

There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

There is no straw given to thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thy own people.

No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us, 'Make brick!' and behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people."

Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten -- and thy people hath sinned.'
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