Exodus 1:8-10

New Century Version

Trouble for the People of Israel

⁸ Then a new king began to rule Egypt, who did not know who Joseph was. ⁹ This king said to his people, “Look! The people of Israel are too many and too strong for us to handle! ¹⁰ If we don’t make plans against them, the number of their people will grow even more. Then if there is a war, they might join our enemies and fight us and escape from the country!”