Deuteronomy 26:6
New International Version
But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, subjecting us to harsh labor.

New Living Translation
When the Egyptians oppressed and humiliated us by making us their slaves,

English Standard Version
And the Egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labor.

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

King James Bible
And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

New King James Version
But the Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us.

New American Standard Bible
And the Egyptians treated us badly and oppressed us, and imposed hard labor on us.

NASB 1995
‘And the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, and imposed hard labor on us.

NASB 1977
‘And the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, and imposed hard labor on us.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us and imposed hard slave labor on us.

Amplified Bible
And the Egyptians treated us badly and oppressed us, and imposed hard labor on us.

Christian Standard Bible
But the Egyptians mistreated and oppressed us, and forced us to do hard labor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the Egyptians mistreated and afflicted us, and forced us to do hard labor.

American Standard Version
And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

Contemporary English Version
The Egyptians were cruel and had no pity on us. They mistreated our people and forced us into slavery.

English Revised Version
and the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the Egyptians treated us cruelly, oppressed us, and made us do back-breaking work for them.

Good News Translation
The Egyptians treated us harshly and forced us to work as slaves.

International Standard Version
But the Egyptians oppressed us, afflicted us, and assigned us to hard labor.

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

NET Bible
But the Egyptians mistreated and oppressed us, forcing us to do burdensome labor.

New Heart English Bible
The Egyptians mistreated us, and afflicted us, and laid on us hard bondage:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Egyptians ill-treated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

World English Bible
The Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and imposed hard labor on us.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the Egyptians do us evil, and afflict us, and put hard service on us;

Young's Literal Translation
and the Egyptians do us evil, and afflict us, and put on us hard service;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the Egyptians did us evil, and humbled us, and they will distribute to us hard service.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Egyptians afflicted us, and persecuted us, laying on us most grievous burdens :

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Egyptians afflicted us, and they persecuted us, imposing upon us the most grievous burdens.

New American Bible
When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us, imposing harsh servitude upon us,

New Revised Standard Version
When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us and laid upon us hard work;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Egyptians did evil to us and they humiliated us and they placed hard service upon us:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Egyptians afflicted us, and humbled us, and imposed hard tasks on us:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Offering Firstfruits and Tithes
5and 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. 6But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor. 7So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.…

Cross References
Exodus 1:11-14
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. / But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. / They worked the Israelites ruthlessly ...

Exodus 1:8-10
Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. / “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. / Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”

Exodus 2:23-25
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. / So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. / God saw the Israelites and took notice.

Exodus 3:7-9
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Exodus 5:6-9
That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen: / “You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw. / But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’ ...

Exodus 6:5-6
Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant. / Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

Exodus 12:40-41
Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years. / At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.

Acts 7:17-19
As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number. / Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt. / He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

Acts 7:34
I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’

Nehemiah 9:9-10
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.

Psalm 81:6-7
“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket. / You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

Psalm 105:23-25
Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. / And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes, / whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.

Psalm 106:42-43
Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand. / Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.

Jeremiah 34:13-14
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying: / Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear.

Ezekiel 20:5-9
and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’ / On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. / And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’ ...


Treasury of Scripture

And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid on us hard bondage:

Deuteronomy 4:20
But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

Exodus 1:11,14,16,22
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses…

Exodus 5:9,19,23
Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words…

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But the Egyptians
The term "Egyptians" refers to the people of Egypt, a powerful and ancient civilization known for its advanced culture and formidable military. In the Hebrew context, Egypt often symbolizes oppression and bondage. Historically, Egypt was a place of refuge during famine, as seen in the account of Joseph, but it also became a place of enslavement for the Israelites. This duality highlights the transient nature of human alliances and the ultimate sovereignty of God over nations.

mistreated us
The Hebrew root for "mistreated" is "רָעַע" (ra'a), which conveys the idea of doing evil or causing harm. This word choice emphasizes the severity of the Egyptians' actions against the Israelites. It wasn't merely a matter of harsh treatment; it was a deliberate infliction of evil. This mistreatment serves as a reminder of the fallen nature of humanity and the need for divine intervention and justice.

and afflicted us
The word "afflicted" comes from the Hebrew "עָנָה" (anah), meaning to oppress or humble. This term suggests a systematic and intentional effort to break the spirit of the Israelites. The affliction was not just physical but also psychological, aiming to subdue and control. This reflects the broader biblical theme of suffering and endurance, where God's people are often tested and refined through trials.

putting us to hard labor
The phrase "hard labor" is derived from the Hebrew "עֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה" (avodah qashah), which indicates severe and rigorous work. This labor was not only physically demanding but also dehumanizing, stripping the Israelites of their dignity and freedom. In the biblical narrative, this hard labor is a precursor to the deliverance that God would provide, symbolizing the transition from slavery to freedom, from despair to hope. It serves as a powerful metaphor for the spiritual liberation that God offers to all who are oppressed by sin and the world.

Verse 6. - The Egyptians evil entreated us (cf. Exodus 1:11-22; Exodus 2:23, etc.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But the Egyptians
הַמִּצְרִ֖ים (ham·miṣ·rîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt

mistreated us
וַיָּרֵ֧עוּ (way·yā·rê·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad

and afflicted us,
וַיְעַנּ֑וּנוּ (way·‘an·nū·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common plural
Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

putting us
וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ (way·yit·tə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to hard
קָשָֽׁה׃ (qā·šāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7186: Hard, severe

labor.
עֲבֹדָ֥ה (‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5656: Work of any kind


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