Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Deuteronomy 26:6 - King James 2000 And the Egyptians mistreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Egyptians treated us very badly and afflicted us and laid upon us hard bondage. American Standard Version (1901) And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: Common English Bible The Egyptians treated us terribly, oppressing us and forcing hard labor on us. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Egyptians afflicted us, and they persecuted us, imposing upon us the most grievous burdens. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Egyptians afflicted us, and persecuted us, laying on us most grievous burdens. |
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, in which they made them serve, was with rigor.
And he said, When you serve as a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then you shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in an evil plight, after it was said, you shall not reduce any from your bricks of your daily task.
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people; neither have you delivered your people at all.
Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labor in it; and let them not give regard to vain words.
How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians afflicted us, and our fathers:
And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labor, and our oppression:
But the LORD has taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as you are this day.