Exodus 1:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The Egyptians 
 
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
compelled the sonsבְּנֵ֥י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
to laborוַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּ
(vai·ya·'a·vi·du)
5647: to work, servea prim. root
rigorously;בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃
(be·fa·rech.)
6531: harshness, severityfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And the Egyptians
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
made
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
to serve
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
with rigour
perek  (peh'-rek)
fracture, i.e. severity -- cruelty, rigour.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The Egyptians compelled the sons of Israel to labor rigorously;

King James Bible
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They worked the Israelites ruthlessly

International Standard Version
The Egyptians ruthlessly forced the Israelis to serve them,

NET Bible
and they made the Israelites serve rigorously.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So they forced the Israelites to work hard as slaves.

King James 2000 Bible
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor:
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