Exodus 1:13-15

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¹³ So the Egyptians made the Israelites work without any rest. ¹⁴ The Israelites became very upset because of all the difficult work. They had to build houses with bricks and mortar.^[a] They also did many different kinds of work in the fields. The Egyptians made the Israelites do all this difficult work.

¹⁵ There were two Israelite women who helped the other women when they were giving birth. These two women were called Shiphrah and Puah. The king of Egypt said to them,