Κατέσπευδον δὲ αὐτοὺς οἱ ἐργοδιῶκται καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς, καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, λέγοντες, τάδε λέγει Φαραὼ, οὐκέτι δίδωμι ὑμῖν ἄχυρα.

1. Κατέσπευδον
   Were urging
   Hastened, Urged
2. δὲ
   but
   and
3. αὐτοὺς
   them
4. οἱ
   the
5. ἐργοδιῶκται
   taskmasters
   overseers
6. καὶ
   and
7. οἱ
   the
8. γραμματεῖς
   scribes
9.  
   ,
    
10. καὶ
    and
11. ἔλεγον
    they were saying
    i was saying, were saying
12. πρὸς
    to
    toward
13. τὸν
    the
14. λαὸν
    people
15.  
    ,
     
16. λέγοντες
    saying
17.  
    ,
     
18. τάδε
    these things
19. λέγει
    says
20. Φαραὼ
    Pharaoh
21.  
    ,
     
22. οὐκέτι
    no longer
23. δίδωμι
    give
    i give
24. ὑμῖν
    to you
25. ἄχυρα
    straw
26.  
    .
     

The taskmasters and the scribes were urging them, and they were saying to the people, Pharaoh says these things: I no longer give you straw.