Deuteronomy 26 · Verse 6

Deuteronomy 26:6

And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
Deuteronomy 26:6, King James Version

Deuteronomy 26:6 in other translations

BSBBut the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.
WEBThe Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and imposed hard labor on us.
ASVAnd the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
YLTand the Egyptians do us evil, and afflict us, and put on us hard service;
DARBYAnd the Egyptians evil-entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage;
BBEAnd the Egyptians were cruel to us, crushing us under a hard yoke:
WebsterAnd the Egyptians ill-treated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

What does Deuteronomy 26:6 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Chapter Outline Confession in offering the first-fruits. (1-11) The prayer after disposal of the third year's tithe. (12-15) The covenant between God and the people. (16-19) Verses 1-11 When God has made good his promises to us, he expects we should own it to the honour of his faithfulness. And our creature comforts are doubly sweet, when we see them flowing from the fountain of the promise. The person who offered…

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Deuteronomy 26:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּרֵ֧עוּvai.ya.Re.'uand they did harm toH7489
אֹתָ֛נוּ'o.Ta.nu<obj.> usH853
הַמִּצְרִ֖יםha.mitz.Rimthe EgyptiansH4713
וַיְעַנּ֑וּנוּvay.'a.Nu.nuand they afflicted usH6031
וַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they putH5414
עָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuon usH5921
עֲבֹדָ֥ה'a.vo.DahlaborH5656
קָשָֽׁה\׃ka.ShahhardH7186

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 26:6

  • Exodus 1:11

    Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

  • Exodus 1:14

    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.

  • Exodus 5:23

    For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.

  • Exodus 1:22

    And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

  • Exodus 5:9

    Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

  • Deuteronomy 4:20

    But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

  • Exodus 1:16

    And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

  • Exodus 5:19

    And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

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4:20; Ex 1:11,14,16,22; 5:9,19,23

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 26:5

    And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

  • Deuteronomy 26:6

    And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

  • Deuteronomy 26:7

    And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

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Deuteronomy 26:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los Egipcios nos maltrataron, y nos afligieron, y pusieron sobre nosotros dura servidumbre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les Égyptiens nous maltraitèrent, et nous humilièrent, et nous imposèrent un dur service;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Ägypter mißhandelten uns und bedrückten uns und legten uns einen harten Dienst auf.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Afflixeruntque nos Ægyptii, et persecuti sunt, imponentes onera gravissima: