Exodus 1:13-15

Amplified Bible

¹³ And the Egyptians made the Israelites serve rigorously [forcing them into severe slavery]. ¹⁴ They made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar, brick, and all kinds of field work. All their labor was harsh and severe.

¹⁵ Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah (beauty) and the other named Puah (splendor),