וַיָּ֥פֶץ הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ קַ֖שׁ לַתֶּֽבֶן׃
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
Read halakhic rulings (Jewish law) on Exodus 5:12: and classical halakhic sources.