Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. Treasury of Scripture to afflict. Exodus 3:7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt... Exodus 5:15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why deal you thus with your servants? Genesis 15:13 And he said to Abram, Know of a surety that your seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them... Numbers 20:15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelled in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: Deuteronomy 26:6 And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid on us hard bondage: burdens. Exodus 2:11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brothers, and looked on their burdens... Exodus 5:4,5 And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you to your burdens... Psalm 68:13 Though you have lien among the pots, yet shall you be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. Psalm 81:6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. Psalm 105:13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; Raamses. Genesis 47:11 And Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land... Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Context Oppression by a New Pharaoh
8Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falls out any war, they join also to our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. 12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. 13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor: 14And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigor. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore he set over them masters of the works, to afflict them with burdens, and they built for Pharao cities of tabernacles, Phithom and Ramesses.
Darby Bible Translation
And they set over them service-masters to oppress them with their burdens. And they built store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.
King James Bible
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Young's Literal Translation
And they set over it princes of tribute, so as to afflict it with their burdens, and it buildeth store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses;
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