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Exodus 1:13

They worked the Israelites ruthlessly

Exodus 1:13 · Berean Standard Bible

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Exodus 1:13 in other translations

KJV King James Version

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

WEB World English Bible

The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve,

NHEB New Heart English Bible

The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve,

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In context

10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”

11 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly

14 and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.

15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

16 “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”

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