Exodus 1:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So they appointedוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ
(vai·ya·si·mu)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
taskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י
(sa·rei)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
overעָלָיו֙
(a·lav)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
them to afflictעַנֹּתֹ֖ו
(an·no·tov)
6031a: to be bowed down or afflicteda prim. root
them with hard labor.בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם
(be·siv·lo·tam;)
5450: a burdenfrom sabal
And they builtוַיִּ֜בֶן
(vai·yi·ven)
1129: to builda prim. root
for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔ה
(le·far·'oh,)
6547: a title of Eg. kingsof foreign origin
storageמִסְכְּנֹות֙
(mis·ke·no·vt)
4543: supply, storagefrom sakan
cities,עָרֵ֤י
(a·rei)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
Pithomפִּתֹ֖ם
(pi·tom)
6619: a place in Eg.of foreign origin
and Raamses.רַעַמְסֵֽס׃
(ra·'am·ses.)
7486: a city in Eg.of foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
Therefore they did set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
over them taskmasters
mac  (mas)
a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor -- discomfited, levy, task(-master), tribute(-tary).
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
to afflict
`anah  (aw-naw')
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
them with their burdens
cbalah  (seb-aw-law')
porterage -- burden.
And they built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
for Pharaoh
Par`oh  (par-o')
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings -- Pharaoh.
treasure
micknah  (mis-ken-aw')
a magazine -- store(-house), treasure.
cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pithom
Pithom  (pee-thome')
Pithom, a place in Egypt -- Pithom.
and Raamses
Ra`mcec  (rah-mes-ace')
of Egyptian origin; Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt -- Raamses, Rameses.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So they appointed taskmasters over them to afflict them with hard labor. And they built for Pharaoh storage cities, Pithom and Raamses.

King James Bible
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the Egyptians assigned taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities for Pharaoh.

International Standard Version
So the Egyptians placed supervisors over them, oppressing them with heavy burdens. The Israelis built the supply cities of Pithom and Rameses for Pharaoh.

NET Bible
So they put foremen over the Israelites to oppress them with hard labor. As a result they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the Egyptians put slave drivers in charge of them in order to oppress them through forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities for Pharaoh.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
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