Bunch yourselves together like straw, ¹  you undesirable ²  nation,

So the people spread out ¹  through all the land of Egypt to collect stubble for straw.

When the Israelites were ¹  in the wilderness they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day. ² 

“You must no longer ¹  give straw to the people for making bricks ²  as before. ³  Let them go ⁴  and collect straw for themselves.

Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and to the whole community.

So he got up and went to Zarephath. When he went through the city gate, there was a widow gathering wood. He called out to her, “Please give me a cup ¹  of water, so I can take a drink.”

She said, “As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.” ¹