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Exodus 5:12
Swete's Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
καὶ διεσπάρη ὁ λαὸς ἐν ὅλῃ γῆ Αἰγύπτῳ συναγαγεῖν καλάμην εἰς ἄχυρα·
So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.