11 So they appointed (A)taskmasters over them to oppress them with [a](B)hard labor. And they built for Pharaoh (C)storage cities, Pithom and (D)Raamses.

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  1. Exodus 1:11 Lit their burdens

11 So they put slave masters(A) over them to oppress them with forced labor,(B) and they built Pithom and Rameses(C) as store cities(D) for Pharaoh.

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And the Lord said, “I have certainly (A)seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their outcry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings.

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The Lord said, “I have indeed seen(A) the misery(B) of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned(C) about their suffering.(D)

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So the same day Pharaoh commanded (A)the taskmasters over the people and their (B)foremen, saying,

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That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers(A) and overseers in charge of the people:

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