Exodus 1:9
World English Bible (WEB)
He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.
In context
7 The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who didn’t know Joseph.
9 He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.
10 Come, let’s deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies and fight against us, and escape out of the land.”
11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.
Exodus 1:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.
- KJV King James Version
- And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
- 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.