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10 Come on, let’s be careful how we treat them, so that when they grow numerous, if a war breaks out they won’t join our enemies, fight against us, and leave our land.” 11 So the Egyptians[a] placed supervisors over them, oppressing them with heavy burdens. The Israelis[b] built the supply cities of Pithom and Rameses for Pharaoh. 12 But the more the Egyptians afflicted the Israelis,[c] the more they multiplied and flourished, so that the Egyptians[d] became terrified of[e] the Israelis.

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  1. Exodus 1:11 Lit. they
  2. Exodus 1:11 Lit. They
  3. Exodus 1:12 Lit. them
  4. Exodus 1:12 Lit. they
  5. Exodus 1:12 Or came to loathe

10 Come, we must deal shrewdly(A) with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”(B)

11 So they put slave masters(C) over them to oppress them with forced labor,(D) and they built Pithom and Rameses(E) as store cities(F) for Pharaoh. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites

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