Deuteronomy 26:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Egyptians treated us badly. They made us slaves. They hurt us and forced us to work very hard.

Cross References

Exodus 1:11

The Egyptians decided to make life hard for the Israelites, so they put slave masters over the people. These masters forced the Israelites to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses for the king. The king used these cities to store grain and other things.

Exodus 1:14

They made life hard for the Israelites. They forced the Israelites to work hard at making bricks and mortar and to work hard in the fields. The Egyptians showed no mercy in all the hard work they made the Israelites do!

Deuteronomy 4:20

But the Lord brought you out of Egypt to make you his own special people. He saved you from Egypt. It was as if he pulled you from a hot furnace. And now you are his people.

Exodus 5:23

I went to Pharaoh and said what you told me to say. But since that time he has made the people suffer, and you have done nothing to help them!”

Exodus 5:19

The Hebrew foremen knew they were in trouble, because the Pharaoh had told them, “You must still make as many bricks as you made before.”

Exodus 5:9

So make these people work harder. Keep them busy. Then they will not have enough time to listen to the lies of Moses.”

Exodus 1:22

So Pharaoh gave this command to his own people: “If the Hebrew women give birth to a baby girl, let it live. But if they have a baby boy, you must throw it into the Nile River.”

Exodus 1:16

“You will continue to help the Hebrew women give birth to their children. If a girl baby is born, let the baby live. But if the baby is a boy, you must kill him!”

Exodus 1:8

Then a new king began to rule Egypt. He did not know Joseph.

Deuteronomy 26:7

Then we prayed to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and complained about them. And the Lord heard us. He saw our trouble, our hard work, and our suffering.

Numbers 20:15

Many years ago our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived there for many years. The people of Egypt were cruel to us.