Taskmasters

Egyptian origin

Egyptian overlords who drive Israel's forced labour; in Exodus 5 Pharaoh orders them to stop providing straw yet keep the same brick quota, and they harass the people for their daily output.

Meaning: —
Occupation: Taskmasters
First mention: Exodus 1:11

Scripture references

Exodus 1:11
Accordingly they put taskmasters over the Israelites to wear them down by forced labour. In this way they built the store-cities of Pithom and Rameses for Pharaoh.
Exodus 5:6
That very day, Pharaoh gave the order to the people's taskmasters and their scribes,
Exodus 5:10
The people's taskmasters and scribes went out to speak to the people and said, 'Pharaoh says this, "I shall not provide you with any more straw.
Exodus 5:13
The taskmasters harassed them. 'You must complete your daily quota,' they said, 'just as when the straw was there.'