New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 1:11-14

11So they appointedוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760taskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔יםsa.Rei mi.SimH8269 H4522overעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921them to afflictעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031them withhardH5450laborבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450.And they builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547storageמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892,Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619andRaamsesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486.

12But the moreH3512they afflictedיְעַנּ֣וּye.'a.NuH6031them,the moreכֵּ֥ןkenH3651they multipliedיִרְבֶּ֖הyir.BehH7235and the moreוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651theyspreadיִפְרֹ֑ץyif.RotzH6555out, so that they were in dreadוַיָּקֻ֕צוּvai.ya.Ku.tzuH6973of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13The EgyptiansH4714compelled the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to laborוַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּvai.ya.'a.Vi.duH5647rigorouslyבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531;

14and they madeH4843their livesH2425bitterוַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.RuH4843with hardקָשָׁ֗הka.ShahH7186laborבַּעֲבֹדָ֣הba.'a.vo.DahH5656in mortarבְּחֹ֙מֶר֙be.Cho.merH2563and bricksוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.NimH3843and at allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605kindsof laborעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,allכָּל־kol-H3605their laborsעֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם'a.Vo.da.TamH5656whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they rigorouslyבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531imposedעָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH5647on them.

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