^{19 Ref} And the authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, `Ye do not diminish from your bricks; the matter of a day in its day.'

²⁰ And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh,

^{21 Ref} and say unto them, `Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants -- to give a sword into their hand to slay us.'