Exodus 1:14

Thus they made them weary of their liues by sore labour in clay and in bricke, and in al worke in the fielde, with all maner of bondage, which they layde vpon them most cruelly.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

13Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.

15Moreouer the King of Egypt commanded ye midwiues of the Ebrewe women, (of which the ones name was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah)

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Cross References

Exodus 1:13Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.

Exodus 5:7Ye shall giue the people no more strawe, to make bricke (as in time past) but let them goe and gather them strawe them selues:

Exodus 6:9So Moses told the children of Israel thus: but they hearkened not vnto Moses, for anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage.

Leviticus 25:43Thou shalt not rule ouer him cruelly, but shalt feare thy God.

Leviticus 25:53He shalbe with him yeere by yeere as an hired seruant: he shall not rule cruelly ouer him in thy sight.

Deuteronomy 4:20But the Lord hath taken you and brought you out of the yron fornace: out of Egypt to be vnto him a people and inheritance, as appeareth 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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