11So they appointed taskmasters over them to oppress them with 1:11 Lit their burdenshard labor. And they built for Pharaoh storage cities, Pithom and Raamses.
11So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
11So the Egyptians put slave drivers over the people of Israel. The slave drivers treated them badly and made them work hard. The Israelites built the cities of Pithom and Rameses so Pharaoh could store things there.