Probably those task-masters were Egyptians, and the officers under them were Israelites, from among the people. Observe the woe upon such characters. Isaiah 10:1. It was this which made the publicans, that is tax-gatherers, in our Lord's days so odious. Matthew 18:17.
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Exodus 5:10
10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.