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And a new king arose over Egypt, who had not known Joseph.

And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are many and stronger than we.

Come, let us deal craftily towards them, lest they multiply and it shall be that when war occurs they will also add to our enemies, and will fight against us and go up from the land.

And they put over them slavemasters in order to afflict them with their burdens. And he built store cities for Pharaoh: Pithon and Raamses.

And as much as they afflicted them, so much they multiplied and so much they spread. And they were afraid before the sons of Israel.

And Egypt made the sons of Israel to serve with harshness.

And they made their lives bitter by hard service, in clay, and in bricks, and in all work in the field; all their work which they made them do with harshness.