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A taskmaster strikes while foremen shield themselves among mudbricks.
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Exodus 5:14

The Foremen Are Beaten

Before Pharaoh · Exodus 5

Story guide: Egyptian taskmasters beat the Israelite foremen and demand to know why their brick quota remains unfinished.

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14And the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, saying, “Why have you not finished your quota of brickmaking as before, both yesterday and today?”

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