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Exodus 5:12
Westminster Leningrad Codex · Berean Standard Bible
וַיָּ֥פֶץ הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל־ אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ קַ֖שׁ לַתֶּֽבֶן׃
So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.