Exodus 1:11

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Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

In other translations

Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

Hebrew words

וַיָּשִׂימוּvaiyasimuand they appointedH7760עָלָיו'alavover itH5921שָׂרֵיsareioverseers ofH8269מִסִּיםmisimslave gangsH4522לְמַעַןlema'anso asH4616עַנֹּתוֹanototo afflict itH6031בְּסִבְלֹתָםbesivlotamwith forced labor theirH5450וַיִּבֶןvaiyivenand it builtH1129עָרֵי'areicities ofH5892מִסְכְּנוֹתmiskenotstorageH4543לְפַרְעֹהlefar'ohfor PharaohH6547אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פִּתֹםpitomPithomH6619וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853רַעַמְסֵס׃ra'amsesRamesesH7486

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Pharaoh (Exodus 1)

Places: Pithom, Rameses

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