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Berean Standard Bible

“and 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.”

Exodus 1:14

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A new king who did not know Joseph has set taskmasters over Israel to crush them with heavy labor. Egypt builds store cities with their work.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

and 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, wherein they made them serve with rigor.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And made their lives bitter with hard work, making building-material and bricks, and doing all sorts of work in the fields under the hardest conditions.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y amargaron su vida con dura servidumbre, en hacer barro y ladrillo, y en toda labor del campo, y en todo su servicio, al cual los obligaban con rigorismo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

e hicieron aún más amarga la esclavitud de los hebreos. Los obligaron a trabajar duramente largas jornadas en los campos y a acarrear pesadas cargas de ladrillo y mezcla.

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