KJV ORIGINAL
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the Egyptians forced the people of Israel to work as slaves under harsh and cruel conditions.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how the Egyptians made the Israelites work as slaves, treating them brutally and without mercy.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Exodus, after the death of Joseph, a new Pharaoh rose to power in Egypt who feared the growing population of the Israelites and saw them as a threat. This led to the Egyptians imposing harsh slavery on the Israelites, forcing them into brutal labor to suppress their numbers and control them. The verse highlights the intensity and cruelty of this oppression as part of the larger narrative building toward God's deliverance through Moses.
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