Exodus 1:13 “They worked the Israelites ruthlessly”

Exodus 1:13

They worked the Israelites ruthlessly

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

World English Bible

The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve,

American Standard Version

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor:

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.

Darby Translation

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with harshness;

Young's Literal Translation

and the Egyptians cause the sons of Israel to serve with rigour,

Bible in Basic English

And they gave the children of Israel even harder work to do:

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In context

12But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

14and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.

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