Depict a scene from the biblical Exodus 5:16. Stage the scene in an ancient Middle-Eastern landscape. The foreground should include people identified as servants, pleading their case. They are surrounded by bricks but without any straw visible. Some of them show signs of being beaten, looking weary and distressed. In the middle distance, the accusing servants indicate towards a group identified as their own people looking indifferent or defensive. The atmosphere is dramatic and tense. The whole image should convey a serious, symbolic theme as found in religious manuscripts but should be designed with a digital, modern touch.