se.va.lah denotes the imposed loads or labor from which Israel is afflicted and later brought out.

The attested use denotes imposed loads or labor: taskmasters afflict the people with it, Moses sees it, Pharaoh orders the people back to it, and the LORD promises to bring Israel out from under it.

1. Imposed labor and oppressive loads · dominant

   All six occurrences use a common feminine plural construct form in contexts of work imposed on Israel. In Exodus 1:11 the APB renders the clause "to afflict them with their burdens," while Exodus 5:4 and Exodus 5:5 place the people under work from which Moses and Aaron are said to make them cease. In Exodus 6:6 and Exodus 6:7, being brought out from under Egypt's burdens describes the promised rescue.

   Exodus 1:11Exodus 2:11Exodus 5:4Exodus 5:5Exodus 6:6Exodus 6:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term with "burden" or "burdens," including "their burdens" and "the burdens of Egypt." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent in every verse.