Exodus 1:13

and the Egyptians cause the sons of Israel to serve with rigour,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12and as they afflict it, so it multiplieth, and so it breaketh forth, and they are vexed because of the sons of Israel;

14and 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 rigour.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 10:11and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I — I add unto your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I — with scorpions.'

Proverbs 28:15A growling lion, and a ranging bear, [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people.

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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