Exodus 1:13
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
In context
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.
12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
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.
15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
Exodus 1:13 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
- KJV King James Version
- And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
- WEB World English Bible
- The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve,
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the Egyptians cause the sons of Israel to serve with rigour,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with harshness;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor.