Verse 6

That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people:

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  • Exod 5:19 : 19 The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, "You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you each day."
  • Exod 5:10 : 10 So the slave drivers and overseers went out and said to the people, "This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will not give you any straw.'
  • Exod 5:13-15 : 13 The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, "Complete the work required of you each day, just as when you had straw." 14 And Pharaoh's slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed, demanding, "Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?" 15 Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: "Why are you treating your servants this way?"
  • Exod 1:11 : 11 So they appointed taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor. They built supply cities for Pharaoh—Pithom and Rameses.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cry on account of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.'
  • Num 11:16 : 16 The LORD said to Moses, 'Gather seventy men from the elders of Israel whom you know to be leaders of the people and their officials. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting, and have them stand there with you.'
  • Deut 1:15 : 15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and known men, and appointed them as heads over you—leaders over thousands, hundreds, fifties, tens, and officers for your tribes.
  • Deut 16:18 : 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.
  • Josh 8:33 : 33 All Israel, along with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the Lord, facing the Levitical priests who were carrying it. Both the sojourner and the native-born were present. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half stood in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
  • Josh 24:1 : 1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders of Israel, their leaders, judges, and officers, and they presented themselves before God.
  • Josh 24:4 : 4 And to Isaac, I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave the hill country of Seir to Esau to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
  • 2 Chr 26:11 : 11 Uzziah had an army of trained soldiers ready for battle. They were grouped according to their divisions and mustered by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's officials.
  • Prov 12:10 : 10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.