Exodus 1:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:”

Exodus 1:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 1:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 1:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve,”

Exodus 1:13 — World English Bible

Exodus 1:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor:”

Exodus 1:13 — American Standard Version

Exodus 1:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the Egyptians cause the sons of Israel to serve with rigour,”

Exodus 1:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 1:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with harshness;”

Exodus 1:13 — Darby Translation

Exodus 1:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.”

Exodus 1:13 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 1:13 in Context — Exodus 1

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

12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

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What Does Exodus 1:13 Mean?

Exodus 1:13 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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