Chapter .v.
Then Moses and Aaron went and told Pharao, thus sayeth the LORD
God of Israel. Let my people go, that they may keep holy day unto
me in the wilderness. And Pharao answered: what fellow is the
LORD, that I should hear his voice for to let Israel go? I know
not the LORD, neither will let Israel go. And they said: the God
of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go (we pray thee) three
days' journey into the desert, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD
our God: lest he smite us either with pestilence or with sword.
Then said the king of Egypt unto them: wherefore do ye, Moses and
Aaron, let the people from their work, get you unto your labour.
And Pharao said furthermore: behold, there is much people in the
land, and ye make them play and let their work stond. And Pharao
commanded the same day unto the taskmasters over the people and
unto the officers saying: see that ye give the people no more
straw to make brick withal, as ye did in time past: let them go
and gather them straw them selves, and the number of bricks which
they were wont to make in time past, lay unto their charge also,
and minish nothing thereof. For they be idle and therefore cry
saying: let us go and do sacrifice unto our God.
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