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Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Some of the most ancient buildings in Egypt were constructed of bricks not burned, but dried in the sun; they were made of clay, or more commonly o…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Straw to make brick. —“The use of crude brick was general in Egypt for dwelling-houses, tombs, and ordinary buildings, the walls o…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

You shall no more give the people straw to make brick
Whether this was given and used to mix with the clay, as is do…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God will own his people, though poor and despised, and will find a time to plead their cause. Pharaoh treated all he had heard with contempt. He ha…

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