13. The slave-drivers were merciless, saying, “Complete your daily quota of bricks—the same number as when you were given straw.”
14. The Israelite foremen whom the slave-drivers had appointed were beaten and badgered. “Why didn’t you finish your quota of bricks yesterday or the day before—and now again today?”
19. The Israelite foremen saw that they were in a bad way, having to go back and tell their workers, “Not one brick short in your daily quota.”