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13 The Egyptians made the people of Israel work very hard. 14 They made their lives bitter with hard work building with stones and with all kinds of work in the field. They made them work very hard.

15 Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew nurses. The name of one was Shiphrah. The name of the other was Puah.

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13 and worked them ruthlessly.(A) 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor(B) in brick(C) and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.(D)

15 The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives,(E) whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

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