¹⁴ They made their lives bitter with harsh labor^(A) in brick^(B) and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.^(C)

⁷ “You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks;^(A) let them go and gather their own straw.

⁹ “While the Jews are watching, take some large stones^(A) with you and bury them in clay in the brick^(B) pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace^(C) in Tahpanhes.