Exodus 5:14
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And they that were over the works of the children of Israel, were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks, both yesterday and to day, as before?

Exodus 5:6
Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the task-masters of the people, saying:

Exodus 5:13
And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying: Fulfil your work every day, as before ye were wont to do, when straw was given you.

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?

Isaiah 10:24
Therefore, thus saith the Lord the God of hosts: O my people that dwellest in Sion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall strike thee with his rod, and he shall lift up his staff over thee in the way of Egypt.

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And they that were over the works of the children of Israel, were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks, both yesterday and to day, as before?

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Context
Bricks and Straw
13And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying: Fulfil your work every day, as before ye were wont to do, when straw was given you. 14And they that were over the works of the children of Israel, were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks, both yesterday and to day, as before?
Lexicon
Then the Israelite
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

foremen,
שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ (šō·ṭə·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7860: A scribe, an official superintendent, magistrate

whom
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

Pharaoh’s
פַרְעֹ֖ה (p̄ar·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

taskmasters
נֹגְשֵׂ֥י (nō·ḡə·śê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5065: To drive, to tax, harass, tyrannize

had set
שָׂ֣מוּ (śā·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

over the people,
עֲלֵהֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

were beaten
וַיֻּכּ֗וּ (way·yuk·kū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike

and asked,
לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Why
מַדּ֡וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4069: Why? for what reason?

have you not
לֹא֩ (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

fulfilled
כִלִּיתֶ֨ם (ḵil·lî·ṯem)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

your quota
חָקְכֶ֤ם (ḥā·qə·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute

of bricks
לִלְבֹּן֙ (lil·bōn)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3835: To be, white, to make bricks

yesterday
כִּתְמ֣וֹל (kiṯ·mō·wl)
Preposition-k | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8543: Ago, a, time since, yesterday, day before yesterday

or today,
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

as you did before?”
תְּמ֖וֹל (tə·mō·wl)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8543: Ago, a, time since, yesterday, day before yesterday


Additional Translations
Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Why have you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and to-day, in making brick as heretofore?

And the accountants of the race of the children of Israel, who were set over them by the masters of Pharao, were scourged, and questioned, men saying, Why have ye not fulfilled your rates of brick-work as yesterday and the third day, to-day also?

And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, [and] it was said, Why have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick, both yesterday and to-day, as heretofore?

And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and today, in making brick as heretofore?

And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's task-masters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Why have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick, both yesterday and to-day, as heretofore?

The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, "Why haven't you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?"

And the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, 'Wherefore have ye not completed your portion in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and to-day?'
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