Exodus 1:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 1:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 1:11 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cit..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 1:11 — KJV
“Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.”
— Exodus 1:11 (KJV)
Exodus 1:11 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 1:11
“Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:11: therefore, set, over
“And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:11: set, over, taskmasters
“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:11: set, over, pharaoh
“They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:11: therefore, over, pharaoh
“Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 1:11: therefore, set, over
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