Deuteronomy 26:6

6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, subjecting us to harsh labor.

Deuteronomy 26:6 in Other Translations

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

6 And the Egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labor.

6 When the Egyptians oppressed and humiliated us by making us their slaves,

6 The Egyptians abused and battered us, in a cruel and savage slavery.

6 And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

6 So the Egyptians treated us cruelly, oppressed us, and made us do back-breaking work for them.

6 But the Egyptians mistreated and afflicted us, and forced us to do hard labor.

6 "But the people of Egypt treated us badly. They made us suffer. They made us 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 shall take the basket from your hands and set it down in front of the altar of the LORD your God.

5 Then you shall declare before the LORD your God: “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous.

6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, subjecting us to harsh labor.

7 Then we cried out to the LORD, the God of our ancestors, and the LORD heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression.

8 So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders.

Cross References

• 1. S Numbers 20:15; Exodus 1:11,14
• 2. S Exodus 1:13