Exodus, Chapter 1,

1 through 22.

These are the names of the Sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his

household. Rubin, Simeon, with his Neftali, Gad and Asher. All the descendants of Jacob were 70 persons. Joseph was already in Egypt.

Then Joseph died in all his brothers and all that

the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly.

They multiplied and grew exceedingly strong

so that the land was filled with them.

Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

And he said to his people, behold, the people of Israel

are too many and too mighty for us.

Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply.

And if war breaks out, they join our enemies

and fight against us and escape from the land.

Therefore, they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens.

They built for Pharaoh's store cities, Pitham and Ramses.

But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied, and the more they spread abroad.

And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel, so they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves, and made their lives bitter

with hard service, in mortar and brick, in all kinds of work in the field.

And all their work, they ruthlessly made them work as slaves. of work in the

they ruthlessly made them work as slaves.

Then the King of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives,

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