Exodus 5:4-6

Rotherham^{(i) 4} And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore, O Moses and Aaron, should ye loose the people, from their works? Get you to your burdens. ⁵ And Pharaoh said, Lo! many––now, are the people of the land,––and are ye to make them rest from their burdens? ⁶ So then Pharaoh gave command, on that day, unto the taskmasters over the people, and unto their overseers––saying: