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Exodus 5:19
Westminster Leningrad Codex · Berean Standard Bible
וַיִּרְא֞וּ שֹֽׁטְרֵ֧י בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֹתָ֖ם בְּרָ֣ע לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹא־ תִגְרְע֥וּ מִלִּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם דְּבַר־ י֥וֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃
The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”