# taskmasters

"slave drivers." These were Egyptians whose job was to force the Israelites to do hard work.

# to oppress them with hard labor

"to force the Israelites to do hard work for the Egyptians"

# store cities

These were places where the leaders put food and other important things to keep them safe.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/labor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pharaoh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oppress]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]