to afflict: Exodus 3:7, Exodus 5:15; Genesis 15:13; Numbers 20:15; Deuteronomy 26:6
burdens: Exodus 2:11, Exodus 5:4-5; Psalms 68:13, Psalms 81:6, Psalms 105:13
Raamses: Genesis 47:11; Proverbs 27:4
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Exodus 1:11
Exodus 1:11
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