Deuteronomy 26:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.”
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“But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the Egyptians do us evil, and afflict us, and put on us hard service;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 26:6 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 1:11So 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.
- Exodus 1:14and 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.
- 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.”
- Exodus 1:22Then 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.”
- Exodus 5:9Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
- Exodus 5:19The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”
- Exodus 5:23Ever 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.”
- Numbers 20:15how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,
- Deuteronomy 4:20Yet 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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