And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of My people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry [caused] by their taskmasters; for I know their affliction.

And the accountants of the children of Israel went in and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why do you act thus to your servants?

And it was said to Abram, You shall surely know that your decendants shall be sojourners in a land not their own, and they shall enslave them, and afflict them, and humble them four hundred years.

And [how] our fathers went down into Egypt, and we sojourned in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.

And the Egyptians afflicted us, and humbled us, and imposed hard tasks on us,

And it came to pass in that length of time, that Moses, having grown, went out to his brothers, the sons of Israel. And having noticed their distress, he saw an Egyptian striking a certain Hebrew of his brothers, the children of Israel.

And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, turn the people from their works? Depart, each of you, to your works.

And Pharaoh said, Behold now, the people are very numerous; let us not then give them rest from their work.

Even if you should lie among the lots, [you shall have] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her breast with yellow gold.

He removed his back from burdens; his hands slaved in making the baskets.

And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people.

And Joseph settled his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh commanded.

Wrath is merciless and anger sharp, but envy can bear nothing.