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>the people Doesn't say which people, certainly doesn't imply slavery. The people the Pharaoh addresses seem to be foremen. And it only implies that the people
by Jkvngt 6y ago
>the people
Doesn't say which people, certainly doesn't imply slavery. The people the Pharaoh addresses seem to be foremen. And it only implies that the people addressed were distributing straw, not making bricks.
6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
- _-david-_ 6y agoFirst of all, what I quoted was not to defend the argument that the Jews were slaves. I was responding to the claim that the Jews did not make bricks. If you read the full chapter it is extremely clear the people refers to to the Hebrews. It also clearly says that they have to make the same number of bricks. Unless you are suggesting that they were making no bricks and they are supposed to continue to make zero bricks. If that is the case then they would not need to get any straw in the first place. I am not sure if you are just misreading this or if you are just trolling.