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8 Now there rose up a new king over Egypt who knew not Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we; 10 Come, let us deal wisely with them, before they multiply, lest when we chance to be at war, they will be added also to our enemies, and fight against us, and so drive us out of the land. 11 Therefore they appointed over them cruel taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh cities with storehouses, Pithom and Raamses. 12 But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and became strong. And the Egyptians were grieved because of the children of Israel. 13 So the Egyptians oppressed the children of Israel severely; 14 And they made their lives bitter with hard labor, in mortar and in bricks and in all manner of work in the field; all their service wherein they made them serve was with rigor. Exodus 1:8-14, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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