New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 1:10-11

10Come, let us 1deal wisely with them, or else they will multiply and 2in the event of war, they will also join themselves to those who hate us, and fight against us and 3depart from the land.”

11So they appointed 4taskmasters over them to afflict them with 5 6hard labor. And they built for Pharaoh 7storage cities, Pithom and 8Raamses.

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Notes

1. Exodus 1:10 Acts 7:19 ↩
2. Exodus 1:10 Lit it came about when war befalls that ↩
3. Exodus 1:10 Lit go up from ↩
4. Exodus 1:11 Gen 15:13; Ex 3:7; 5:6 ↩
5. Exodus 1:11 Lit their burdens ↩
6. Exodus 1:11 Ex 1:14; 2:11; 5:4-9; 6:6f ↩
7. Exodus 1:11 1 Kin 9:19; 2 Chr 8:4 ↩
8. Exodus 1:11 Gen 47:11 ↩

Commentaries on Exodus 1

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Calvin’s Commentaries
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings