19The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, “You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.”
They realize they are in distress. The Hebrew word “ra',” that is, wickedness, can also refer to the god Re’, the supreme god in Egypt. The Pharaoh was the incarnation of Re’. He has all the power and has opposed the foremen (and the slaves).
19 The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, “You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.”