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Exodus 1:11-14

11So the Egyptians appointedוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760taskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔יםsa.Rei mi.SimH8269H4522overעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921the Israelites toלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616oppress themעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031with forced laborבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450.As a result, they builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619אֶת־'et-H853and Ramesesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486as storeמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.
12וְכַאֲשֶׁר֙ve.kha.'a.SherH834But the more they were oppressedיְעַנּ֣וּye.'a.NuH6031אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853כֵּ֥ןkenH3651,the more they multipliedיִרְבֶּ֖ה וְכֵ֣ןyir.Beh ve.KhenH7235H3651and flourishedיִפְרֹ֑ץyif.RotzH6555;so the Egyptians came to dreadוַיָּקֻ֕צוּ מִפְּנֵ֖יvai.ya.Ku.tzu mi.pe.NeiH6973H6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478.
13They workedוַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּ מִצְרַ֛יִםvai.ya.'a.Vi.du mitz.Ra.yimH5647H4713אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478ruthlesslyבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531
14and made their livesחַיֵּיהֶ֜םchai.yei.HemH2416bitterוַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.RuH4843אֶת־'et-H853with hardקָשָׁ֗הka.ShahH7186laborבַּעֲבֹדָ֣הba.'a.vo.DahH5656in brickוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.NimH3843and mortarבְּחֹ֙מֶר֙be.Cho.merH2563,and with all kindsוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605of workעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704אֵ֚ת'etH853.Everyכָּל־kol-H3605serviceעֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם'a.Vo.da.TamH5656אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they imposedעָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH5647was harshבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531.
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