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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. (KJV)
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וַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.Ruand they made bitter
Lemma: מָרַר (ma.rar) · Strong's: H4843
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)
Meaning: to provoke
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Exodus 23:21, Ruth 1:13, Ruth 1:20, 2 Kings 4:27, Job 27:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4843; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 1
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 1:14 word 2
חַיֵּיהֶ֜םchai.yei.Hemlives their
Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: life
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 3
בַּעֲבֹדָ֣הba.'a.vo.Dahwith labor
Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: service
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 29:27, Genesis 30:26, Exodus 2:23, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:9, Exodus 12:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5656G; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 4
קָשָׁ֗הka.Shahhard
Lemma: קָשֶׁה (qa.sheh) · Strong's: H7186
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: severe
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:30, Exodus 6:9, Exodus 18:26, Exodus 32:9, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7186; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 5
בְּחֹ֙מֶר֙be.Cho.merin mortar
Lemma: חֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) · Strong's: H2563A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: clay
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Job 4:19, Job 10:9, Job 13:12, Job 27:16, Job 30:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2563A; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 6
וּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.Nimand in bricks
Lemma: לְבֵנָה (le.ve.nah) · Strong's: H3843
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: brick
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:16, Exodus 5:18, Exodus 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3843; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 7
וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and in all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 8
עֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.Dahlabor
Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: service: work
Used 33 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 5:11, Exodus 35:24, Exodus 36:1, Exodus 38:21, Exodus 39:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5656I; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 9
בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.Dehin the field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: country
Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 10
אֵ֚ת'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 1:14 word 11
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 12
עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם'a.Vo.da.Tamlabor their
Lemma: עֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) · Strong's: H5656I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: service: work
Used 33 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 5:11, Exodus 35:24, Exodus 36:1, Exodus 38:21, Exodus 39:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5656I; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 13
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 14
עָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.Duthey labored
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to serve
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 15
בְּפָֽרֶךְ\׃be.Fa.rekhwith harshness
Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶךְ (pe.rekh) · Strong's: H6531
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: severity
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 1:13, Leviticus 25:43, Leviticus 25:46, Leviticus 25:53, Ezekiel 34:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6531; TAHOT Exodus 1:14 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and made their lives | → | חַיִּים H2416E life |
| bitter | → | מָרַר H4843 to provoke |
| with hard | → | קָשֶׁה H7186 severe |
| labor | → | עֲבֹדָה H5656G service |
| in brick | → | לְבֵנָה H3843 brick |
| and mortar | → | חֹ֫מֶר H2563A clay |
| and with all kinds | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| of work | → | עֲבֹדָה H5656G service |
| in the fields | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| Every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| service | → | עֲבֹדָה H5656G service |
| they imposed | → | עָבַד H5647G to serve |
| was harsh | → | פֶּ֫רֶךְ H6531 severity |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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