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Exodus 1

Exodus 1:11

Oppression by a New King · Exodus 1:8–22
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Literal
And they set over him chiefs of forced labor in order to afflict them with their burdens. And they built store cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.
Latin
Præposuit itaque eis magistros operum, ut affligerent eos oneribus: ædificaveruntque urbes tabernaculorum Pharaoni, Phithom et Ramesses.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

Exodus 1:11

Archaeologists have identified Pithom and Rameses with the modern cities of Tell el-Maskhutah and Qantir. Ancient remains show people built these cities during the Late Bronze period (1550–1250 BC), when the Israelites were also present.

Exodus 1:1–22

The need for rescue was clearly related to the Israelites' condition. The Egyptians forced the people of Israel to work without mercy (1:13). It was also related to promises God had made to the patriarchs years earlier.

The Lord had promised Abraham that his descendants would become a great nation, living freely in the land of Canaan. At this time, Abraham's descendants were slaves in Egypt under a pharaoh who wanted to destroy them as a people. God would have to rescue them to fulfill his promises.

Parallels

Acts 7:15–19

People

Pharaoh: Egyptian Pharaoh during Moses' birth and early life

Places

Pithom: A store city built by the Israelites in Egypt Raamses: A store city built by the Israelites in Egypt

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Brick, Brick Kiln Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Deuteronomy, Book of Hyksos Pithom Rameses (Place) Ramses (Person) Taskmaster

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Results of, Good Afflictions: Frequently Terminate in Good Brick: Cities in Egypt Bricks Cities: Built of Brick and Mortar Cities: Designated as Treasure Cities: Different Kinds of Treasure Egypt: Israel in Israel Increases and are Oppressed God: Preserver: To the Israelites, in Bringing About Their Deliverance from Bondage House: Built of Brick Houses: Built of Bricks Israel: Number of, at the Time of the Exodus Oppression of Israelites, by Egyptians Persecution: Spirit of Pharaoh Pithom: A Treasure City in Lower Egypt Rameses: City of, Built by the Israelites As a Treasure City for One of the Pharaohs Rameses: The District in Egypt Which Was Inhabited by the Israelites Servant: Bond: The Israelites Servant: Israelites Treasure Cities: Built for the Storage of the King's Substance Usurpation of Executive Power of Pharaoh, Making Bondservants of the Israelites