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Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. (KJV)

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וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muand they appointed

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to set: appoint

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 5:14, Exodus 21:13, Numbers 4:19, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 17:14, Deuteronomy 17:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760L; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 1

עָלָיו֙'a.Lavover it

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 2

שָׂרֵ֣יsa.Reioverseers of

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 3

מִסִּ֔יםmi.Simslave gangs

Lemma: מַס (mas) · Strong's: H4522

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: taskworker

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 49:15, Deuteronomy 20:11, Joshua 16:10, Joshua 17:13, Judges 1:28, Judges 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4522; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 4

לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anso as

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 5

עַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.Toto afflict it

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to afflict

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 6

בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.Tamwith forced labor their

Lemma: סִבְלָה (se.va.lah) · Strong's: H5450

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: burden

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 2:11, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5450; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 7

וַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venand it built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 8

עָרֵ֤י'a.Reicities of

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 9

מִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtstorage

Lemma: מִסְכְּנוֹת (mis.ke.nah) · Strong's: H4543

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: storage

Used 7 times. Also: 1 Kings 9:19, 2 Chronicles 8:4, 2 Chronicles 8:6, 2 Chronicles 16:4, 2 Chronicles 17:12, 2 Chronicles 32:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4543; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 10

לְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'Ohfor Pharaoh

Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547I

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 1:19, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 2:5, Exodus 2:7, Exodus 2:8, Exodus 2:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547I; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 11

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 12

פִּתֹ֖םpi.TomPithom

Lemma: פִּתֹם (pi.tom) · Strong's: H6619

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Pithom

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6619; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 13

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 14

רַעַמְסֵֽס\׃ra.'am.SesRameses

Lemma: רַֽעַמְסֵס (ra.me.ses) · Strong's: H7486H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Raamses

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7486H; TAHOT Exodus 1:11 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So [the Egyptians] appointed	→	שׂוּם H7760L to set: appoint
taskmasters	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
. . .	→	מַס H4522 taskworker
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
the Israelites to	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
oppress them	→	עָנָה H6031B to afflict
with forced labor	→	סִבְלָה H5450 burden
As a result, they built	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
Pithom	→	פִּתֹם H6619 Pithom
and Rameses	→	רַֽעַמְסֵס H7486H Raamses
as store	→	מִסְכְּנוֹת H4543 storage
cities	→	עִיר H5892B city
for Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547I Pharaoh

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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