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Exodus 1:8–14

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Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
Come 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.
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
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From verse 8

  1. Acts 7:18Rank 1 from verse 8
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    18Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

  2. Ecclesiastes 2:18–19Rank 2 from verse 8
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    18¶ Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

    19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

  3. Ecclesiastes 9:15Rank 3 from verse 8
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    15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

From verse 9

  1. Psalms 105:24–25Rank 1 from verse 9
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    24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

    25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

  2. Ecclesiastes 4:4Rank 2 from verse 9
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    4¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  3. James 3:14–16Rank 3 from verse 9
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    14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

    15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

    16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

  4. Numbers 22:4–5Rank 4 from verse 9
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    4And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

    5He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:

  5. Proverbs 14:28Rank 5 from verse 9
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    28In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

  6. Proverbs 27:4Rank 6 from verse 9
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    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

  7. Titus 3:3Rank 7 from verse 9
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    3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

  8. James 4:5Rank 8 from verse 9
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    5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

  9. Job 5:2Rank 9 from verse 9
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    2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

From verse 10

  1. Acts 7:19Rank 1 from verse 10
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    19The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

  2. Psalms 83:3–4Rank 2 from verse 10
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    3They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

    4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

  3. Proverbs 1:11Rank 3 from verse 10
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    11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

  4. Psalms 105:25Rank 4 from verse 10
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    25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

  5. Psalms 10:2Rank 5 from verse 10
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    2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

  6. 1 Corinthians 3:18–20Rank 6 from verse 10
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    18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

    19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

    20And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

  7. Acts 23:12Rank 7 from verse 10
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    12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

  8. James 3:15–18Rank 8 from verse 10
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    15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

    16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

    17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

    18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

  9. Job 5:13Rank 9 from verse 10
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    13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

  10. Numbers 22:6Rank 10 from verse 10
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    6Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

  11. Proverbs 16:25Rank 11 from verse 10
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    25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

  12. Proverbs 21:30Rank 12 from verse 10
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    30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

From verse 11

  1. Genesis 15:13Rank 1 from verse 11
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    13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

  2. Exodus 2:11Rank 2 from verse 11
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    11¶ And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

  3. Exodus 3:7Rank 3 from verse 11
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    7¶ And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

  4. Genesis 47:11Rank 4 from verse 11
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    11¶ And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

  5. Deuteronomy 26:6Rank 5 from verse 11
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    6And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

  6. Psalms 81:6Rank 6 from verse 11
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    6I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

  7. 1 Kings 9:19Rank 7 from verse 11
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    19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  8. 2 Chronicles 8:4Rank 8 from verse 11
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    4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

  9. Exodus 6:6–7Rank 9 from verse 11
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    6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

    7And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

  10. Numbers 20:15Rank 10 from verse 11
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    15How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

  11. Exodus 5:15Rank 11 from verse 11
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    15¶ Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

  12. Exodus 5:4–6Rank 12 from verse 11
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    4And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

    5And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

    6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

  13. Proverbs 27:4Rank 13 from verse 11
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    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

  14. Psalms 105:13Rank 14 from verse 11
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    13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

  15. Psalms 68:13Rank 15 from verse 11
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    13Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

From verse 12

  1. Psalms 105:24Rank 1 from verse 12
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    24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

  2. Exodus 1:9Rank 2 from verse 12
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    9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

  3. Romans 8:28Rank 3 from verse 12
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    28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  4. Acts 5:28–33Rank 4 from verse 12
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    28Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

    29¶ Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

    30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

    31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

    32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

    33¶ When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

  5. Acts 4:2–4Rank 5 from verse 12
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    2Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

    3And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

    4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

  6. John 12:19Rank 6 from verse 12
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    19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

  7. Proverbs 27:4Rank 7 from verse 12
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    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

  8. Hebrews 12:6–11Rank 8 from verse 12
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    6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

    7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

    8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

    9Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

    10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

    11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

  9. Job 5:2Rank 9 from verse 12
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    2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

  10. Proverbs 21:30Rank 10 from verse 12
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    30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

From verse 13

  1. Deuteronomy 4:20Rank 1 from verse 13
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    20But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

From verse 14

  1. Acts 7:19Rank 1 from verse 14
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    19The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

  2. Numbers 20:15Rank 2 from verse 14
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    15How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

  3. Exodus 2:23Rank 3 from verse 14
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    23¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

  4. Exodus 6:9Rank 4 from verse 14
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    9¶ And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

  5. Acts 7:34Rank 5 from verse 14
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    34I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

  6. Isaiah 58:6Rank 6 from verse 14
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    6Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

  7. Psalms 81:6Rank 7 from verse 14
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    6I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

  8. Deuteronomy 26:6Rank 8 from verse 14
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    6And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

  9. Deuteronomy 4:20Rank 9 from verse 14
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    20But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

  10. Exodus 1:13Rank 10 from verse 14
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    13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

  11. Exodus 20:2Rank 11 from verse 14
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    2I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

  12. Exodus 5:7–21Rank 12 from verse 14
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    7Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

    8And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

    9Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

    10¶ And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

    11Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

    12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

    13And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

    14And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

    15¶ Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

    16There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

    17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

    18Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

    19And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

    20¶ And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

    21And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

  13. Genesis 15:13Rank 13 from verse 14
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    13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

  14. Isaiah 14:6Rank 14 from verse 14
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    6He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.

  15. Isaiah 51:23Rank 15 from verse 14
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    23But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

  16. Isaiah 52:5Rank 16 from verse 14
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    5Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

  17. Jeremiah 50:33–34Rank 17 from verse 14
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    33¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

    34Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

  18. Leviticus 25:43Rank 18 from verse 14
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    43Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

  19. Leviticus 25:46Rank 19 from verse 14
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    46And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

  20. Leviticus 25:53Rank 20 from verse 14
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    53And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

  21. Micah 3:3Rank 21 from verse 14
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    3Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

  22. Nahum 3:14Rank 22 from verse 14
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    14Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

  23. Psalms 68:13Rank 23 from verse 14
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    13Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

  24. Ruth 1:20Rank 24 from verse 14
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    20And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

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DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 1:8

COMBINED MEANING

arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

new

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Recently made, begun, known, or received; fresh, different, or not old.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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knew

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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Exodus 1:9

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 1:10

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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deal

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Sense 1: A portion, share, or measured quantity. Sense 2: To distribute, conduct oneself, or act toward another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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lest

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For fear that, to prevent the possibility that, or so that an undesired or warned-of result may not occur.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

falleth

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1. Comes or goes down, drops, collapses, bows, or is overthrown. 2. Comes upon or enters a state or condition. 3. Of a lot or portion, is assigned or belongs. 4. In ‘falleth out,’ happens or occurs. 5. In ‘falleth to,’ yields or goes over to another side.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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war

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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.

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join

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To bring or come together; connect, unite, associate, or enter into the relationship named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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fight

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Sense 1: A battle, struggle, or contest. Sense 2: As a verb, to contend.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

get

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To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of, by almost any means.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 1:11

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set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

burdens

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Sense 1: Loads carried. Sense 2: Duties, hardships, or oppressive weights borne by a person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Pharaoh

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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

treasure

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Sense 1: Valuable things or provisions stored; a specially valued possession. Sense 2: An inward store from which something is brought forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 1:12

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

multiplied

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Made or became more numerous or abundant; increased in number, amount, extent, or degree.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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grew

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Increased or developed in size, age, maturity, number, strength, influence, severity, or condition; arose and progressed from a smaller or earlier state.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

grieved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of grieve, meaning to feel pain of mind or heart; to be in pain on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 1:13

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

serve

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To work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rigour

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Harsh, severe, exacting, cruel, or oppressive strictness in exercising labour, rule, mastery, or authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 1:14

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lives

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Sense 1: States or periods of living. Sense 2: Remains alive or conducts one's life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bitter

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Having a sharp, unpleasant taste opposed to sweet; grievous, harsh, painful, sorrowful, resentful, or severe in condition, feeling, speech, or effect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hard

↗

Firm, difficult, severe, harsh, laborious, forceful, or resistant to pressure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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morter

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A binding material that hardens between bricks or stones; a spelling of mortar.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

brick

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A block of chiefly clay earth, formed, dried, and burned for building.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

service

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Work, duty, ministry, worship, attendance, military obligation, or servitude performed for another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

serve

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To work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rigour

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Harsh, severe, exacting, cruel, or oppressive strictness in exercising labour, rule, mastery, or authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1:7¶ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

1:8Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

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1:9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

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1:10Come 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.

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1:11Therefore 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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1:12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

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1:13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

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1:14And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

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