Exodus 1:14
and they made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- לְבֵנָהlᵉbênâha brick (from the whiteness of the clay)
- מָרַרmârarto be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
- חֹמֶרchômerproperly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a he
- קָשֶׁהqâshehsevere (in various applications)
- עֲבֹדָהʻăbôdâhwork of any kind
- עָבַדʻâbadto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- שָׂדֶהsâdeha field (as flat)
- חַיchayalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially i
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