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Exodus 1:13

What does Exodus 1:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 1:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the Egyptians hated the children of Israel, and afflicted them and mocked them:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

v.13This passage

v.14and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, wherein they made them serve with rigor.

Cross references

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  • Deuteronomy 4:20

    But Jehovah hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day.

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