Exodus 1:14

And they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field; in all their service, wherein they made them serve with rigour.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

In Context

13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour.

15And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah;

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Cross References

Exodus 1:13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour.

Exodus 5:7'Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

Exodus 6:9And Moses spoke so unto the children of Israel; but they hearkened not unto Moses for impatience of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

Leviticus 25:43Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

Leviticus 25:53As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him; he shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

Deuteronomy 4:20But you hath the LORD taken and brought forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto Him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:9-15

8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities,… Read the whole commentary →

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