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Deuteronomy 26:6

Suffering

4 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God,

5 and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.

But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.

7 So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.

8 Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.
KJV
And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
WEB
The Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and imposed hard labor on us.
ASV
And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
DARBY
And the Egyptians evil-entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage;
BLB
And the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us and laid on us hard labor.
ÅB
Men egypterne for ille med oss og plaget oss og la hårdt slavearbeid på oss.
OTB
Men egypterne behandlet oss hardt, undertrykte oss og påla oss hardt arbeid.
B1930
Men egypterne for ille med oss og plaget oss og la hårdt trælarbeid på oss.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 1:11

    So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

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  • Exodus 1:14

    and 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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  • Exodus 5:23

    Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”

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  • Exodus 1:22

    Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”

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  • Exodus 5:9

    Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”

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  • Deuteronomy 4:20

    Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.

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  • Exodus 1:16

    “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”

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  • Exodus 5:19

    The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”

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