task

And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

For they all work spontaneously, though it entails much painful exertion, and each one has a special task allotted to him.

As I have already said, they met together daily in the place which was delightful for its quiet and its brightness and applied themselves to their task.