While in bondage in Egypt, the Jews were primarily subjected to the laws and decrees of the Egyptian authorities, which enforced harsh labor and oppression. They did not have specific laws of their own during this period, as they were a subjugated people. The legal framework that would later govern them, including the Torah, was given to them after their liberation from Egypt with Moses at Mount Sinai. Thus, their experience in Egypt was characterized more by oppression than by self-governance or codified laws.
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