But the Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us.
Deuteronomy 26:6
Surrounding context
26:5 And you shall answer and say before the LORD your God: "My father was a Syrian, about to perish, and he went down to Egypt and dwelt there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
26:6 But the Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us.
26:7 Then we cried out to the LORD God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression.