Exodus 1:14

and make their lives bitter in hard service, in clay, and in brick, and in every [kind] of service in the field; all their service in which they have served [is] with rigor.

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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 cause the sons of Israel to serve with rigor,

15And the king of Egypt speaks to the midwives, the Hebrewesses (of whom the name of the first [is] Shiphrah, and the name of the second Puah),

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Cross References

Exodus 1:13and the Egyptians cause the sons of Israel to serve with rigor,

Exodus 5:7“You do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks as before—they go and have gathered straw for themselves;

Exodus 6:9And Moses speaks so to the sons of Israel, and they did not listen to Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for harsh service.

Leviticus 25:43you do not rule over him with rigor, and you have been afraid of your God.

Leviticus 25:53as a hired worker, year by year, he is with him, and he does not rule him with rigor before your eyes.

Deuteronomy 4:20And YHWH has taken you, and He is bringing you out from the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be to Him for a people, an inheritance, as [at] 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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