Exo 1:11, 2:23 | ESV | STEP | Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities , Pithom and Raamses .

Exodus 1:11

11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them ^ato afflict them with heavy ^bburdens. They built for Pharaoh ^cstore cities, Pithom and ^dRaamses.

Exodus 2:23

God Hears Israel’s Groaning

23 ^eDuring those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel ^fgroaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. ^gTheir cry for rescue from slavery came up to God.