Exodus 1:9
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
In context
7 but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
8 Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
9 “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
11 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
Exodus 1:9 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
- KJV King James Version
- And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
- WEB World English Bible
- He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and he saith unto his people, 'Lo, the people of the sons of Israel [is] more numerous and mighty than we;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.