and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself.

The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce the daily quota of your bricks.”

When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you for food.