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Exodus 1:11-14

11Therefore they did setוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760over them taskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔יםsa.Rei mi.SimH8269 H4522to afflictעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031them with their burdensבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450.And they builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547treasureמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892,Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619and Raamsesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486.

12But the more they afflictedיְעַנּ֣וּye.'a.NuH6031them, the moreH3651they multipliedיִרְבֶּ֖הyir.BehH7235and grewיִפְרֹ֑ץyif.RotzH6555.And they were grievedוַיָּקֻ֕צוּvai.ya.Ku.tzuH6973becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And the EgyptiansH4714madeH5647the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to serveH5647with rigourבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531:

14And they madeH4843their livesחַיֵּיהֶ֜םchai.yei.HemH2416bitterוַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.RuH4843with hardקָשָׁ֗הka.ShahH7186bondageבַּעֲבֹדָ֣הba.'a.vo.DahH5656,in morterבְּחֹ֙מֶר֙be.Cho.merH2563,and in brickוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.NimH3843,and in all manner of serviceעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:all their serviceעֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם'a.Vo.da.TamH5656,wherein they made them serveעָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH5647, waswith rigourבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531.

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