Exodus 1:11 meaning and explanation
So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
Exodus 1:11, Berean Standard Bible
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Exodus 1:11 describes how Egypt's new king acted on his fear of Israel's growth. The speaker is the narrator, reporting the king's policy of assigning taskmasters over the Israelites to wear them down through forced labor.
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