John Gill Commentary Deuteronomy 26:6

"And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:" — Deuteronomy 26:6 (ASV)

And the Egyptians evil entreated us
Ordered their male children to be killed by the midwives, and by another edict to be drowned by the people:

and afflicted us ;
by setting taskmasters over them, who put heavy burdens upon them:

and laid upon us hard bondage ;
in mortar and brick, and all manner of field service, in which they made them serve with rigour, and whereby their lives were made bitter; see (Exodus 1:9–22) .