Exodus 2:11

New American Bible - revised edition

On one occasion, after Moses had grown up, when he had gone out to his kinsmen and witnessed their forced labor, he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his own kinsmen.

Cross References

Exodus 1:11

Accordingly, they set supervisors over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. Thus they had to build for Pharaoh the garrison cities of Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 3:7

But the Lord said: I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry against their taskmasters, so I know well what they are suffering.

Exodus 5:14

The Israelite foremen, whom the taskmasters of Pharaoh had placed over them, were beaten, and were asked, “Why have you not completed your prescribed amount of bricks yesterday and today, as before?” Complaint of the Foremen.

Exodus 5:4

The king of Egypt answered them, “Why, Moses and Aaron, do you make the people neglect their work? Off to your labors!”

Exodus 5:5

Pharaoh continued, “Look how they are already more numerous than the people of the land, and yet you would give them rest from their labors!”

Exodus 5:9

Increase the work for the men, so that they attend to it and not to deceitful words.”

Exodus 6:6

Therefore, say to the Israelites: I am the Lord. I will free you from the burdens of the Egyptians and will deliver you from their slavery. I will redeem you by my outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

Exodus 6:7

I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God; and you will know that I, the Lord, am your God who has freed you from the burdens of the Egyptians

Isaiah 58:6

Is this not, rather, the fast that I choose: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking off every yoke?

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,