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(A)And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are [a]more and mightier than we. 10 Come, let us (B)deal wisely with them, lest they multiply and it be [b]in the event of war, that they also join themselves to those who hate us and fight against us and (C)go up from the land.” 11 So they appointed (D)taskmasters over them to afflict them with [c](E)hard labors. And they built for Pharaoh (F)storage cities, Pithom and (G)Raamses.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 1:9 Or too many and too mighty for us
  2. Exodus 1:10 Lit when war befalls that
  3. Exodus 1:11 Lit their burdens