Scriptures

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Exodus 4
²⁹ Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the sons of Israel;
³⁰ and Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had spoken to Moses. He then performed the signs in the sight of the people.
³¹ So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and worshiped.
Exodus 5
¹ And afterward Moses and Aaron came and said to Pharaoh, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ’Let My people go that they may celebrate a feast to Me in the wilderness.’"
² But Pharaoh said, "Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go."
³ Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, otherwise He will fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword."
⁴ But the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your labors!"
⁵ Again Pharaoh said, "Look, the people of the land are now many, and you would have them cease from their labors!"
⁶ So the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters over the people and their foremen, saying,
⁷ "You are no longer to give the people straw to make brick as previously; let them go and gather straw for themselves.
⁸ But the quota of bricks which they were making previously, you shall impose on them; you are not to reduce any of it. Because they are lazy, therefore they cry out, ’Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’