TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Exodus›Exodus 1›Exodus 1:11
Exodus 1:11 KJV
Exodus · chapter 1 · verse 11
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.Exodus 1:11 · King James Version
Exodus 1:11 in context
9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
10Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
Commentary
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- taskmastersmaçproperly, a burdenH4522 →
- taskmasterssara head personH8269 →
- treasuremiçkᵉnâha magazineH4543 →
- afflictʻânâhto depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveH6031 →
- burdensçᵉbâlâhporterageH5450 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
The land of Egypt here, at length, becomes to Israel a house of bondage, though hitherto it had been a happy shelter and settlement for them. Note, The place of our satisfaction may soon become the place of our affliction, and that may prove the greatest cross to us of which we said, This same shall comfort us.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-14