English: “Our affliction” — this is the disruption of ordinary family life (perishus derech eretz). “Our labor” — these are the children. “Our oppression” — this is the crushing pressure.
In Sifrei: Each noun in the verse is given a concrete referent drawn from the Egyptian experience: forced separation from normal marital life, the suffering of the children, and the overall pressure of bondage. The declaration thus recalls the full scope of the suffering, not only physical toil.
Type of Learning
Custom (phrase-by-phrase expansion of the declaration).
What Is Learned
The hardship remembered in the bikkurim declaration includes the disruption of ordinary human relations and the suffering of the children, not only hard labor.