Exodus

Exodus 1:13–14

¹³They worked the Israelites ruthlessly 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.

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Exodus 1:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They worked	וַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּ	way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
ruthlessly	בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃	bə·p̄ā·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6531 harshness, severity

Exodus 1:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and made their lives	חַיֵּיהֶ֜ם	ḥay·yê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
bitter	וַיְמָרְר֨וּ	way·mā·rə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4843 be bitter
with hard	קָשָׁ֗ה	qā·šāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7186 hard, severe
labor	בַּעֲבֹדָ֣ה	ba·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5656 labour, service
in brick	וּבִלְבֵנִ֔ים	ū·ḇil·ḇê·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H3843 brick, tile
and mortar	בְּחֹ֙מֶר֙	bə·ḥō·mer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H2563 cement, mortar, clay
and with all kinds	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of work	עֲבֹדָ֖ה	‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5656 labour, service
in the fields	בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
Every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
service	עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם	‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5656 labour, service
they imposed	עָבְד֥וּ	‘ā·ḇə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5647 work, serve
was harsh	בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃	bə·p̄ā·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6531 harshness, severity

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Exodus 1:14 Acts 7:19 · Numbers 20:15 · Exodus 2:23 · Exodus 6:9 · Psalm 81:6 · Acts 7:34 · Isaiah 58:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.