# throughout all the land of Egypt

This is an generalization used to show the extra effort Israel made to meet Pharaoh's demands. AT: "to many places throughout Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# stubble

the part of a plant that is left over after harvest

# taskmasters

"slave drivers" These were Egyptians whose job was to force the Israelites to do hard work. See how you translated this in [Exodus 1:11](../01/11.md).

# Why have you not produced all the bricks required of you ... in the past?

The taskmasters used this question to show they were angry with the lack of bricks. AT: "You are not producing enough bricks, either yesterday or today, as you did in the past!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]