Deuteronomy 26:6

6 But the Egyptians were cruel to us, making us suffer and work very hard.

Deuteronomy 26:6 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 26:6

And the Egyptians evil entreated us
Ordered their male children to be killed by the midwives, and by another edict to be drowned by the people:

and afflicted us;
by setting taskmasters over them, who put heavy burdens upon them:

and laid upon us hard bondage;
in mortar and brick, and all manner of field service, in which they made them serve with rigour, and whereby their lives were made bitter; see ( Exodus 1:9-22 ) .

Deuteronomy 26:6 In-Context

4 The priest will take your basket and set it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God.

5 Then you shall announce before the Lord your God: "My father was a wandering Aramean. He went down to Egypt with only a few people, but they became a great, powerful, and large nation there.

6 But the Egyptians were cruel to us, making us suffer and work very hard.

7 So we prayed to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and he heard us. When he saw our trouble, hard work, and suffering,

8 the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his great power and strength, using great terrors, signs, and miracles.