וַיְמָרְר֨וּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶ֜ם בַּעֲבֹדָ֣ה קָשָׁ֗ה בְּחֹ֙מֶר֙ וּבִלְבֵנִ֔ים וּבְכָל־עֲבֹדָ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־עָבְד֥וּ בָהֶ֖ם בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃
他們用苦工使以色列人的日子過得十分苦澀：要和泥漿、做磚頭，還要做田間的各樣勞役。他們逼以色列人做的一切工作，都是嚴酷無情的。
Pesachim
Matza because our forefathers were redeemed from Egypt as it is stated: "and they baked the dough which they brought out go egypt ..." Maror because the Egyptians made the lives of our forefathers in Egypt bitter as it is stated: "and their lives were made bitter..."