Exodus 1:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 1:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
עָלָיו֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
שָׂרֵ֣י
sar
H8269
prince
מִסִּ֔ים
maç
H4522
forced labor
לְמַ֥עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
עַנֹּת֖וֹ
ʻânâh
H6031
to afflict
בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם
çᵉbâlâh
H5450
burden
וַיִּ֜בֶן
bânâh
H1129
to build
עָרֵ֤י
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מִסְכְּנוֹת֙
miçkᵉnâh
H4543
storage
לְפַרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פִּתֹ֖ם
Pithôm
H6619
Pithom
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רַעַמְסֵֽס
Raʻmᵉçêç
H7486
Raamses
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they set over him overseers of labor gangs in order to afflict him by their burdens. And he built Pithom and Rameses, cities of storage for Pharaoh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).