⁸ Later, a new king began to rule in Egypt. He did not know anything about Joseph.^{[a] 9} He said to his people, ‘Look! The Israelites have become too many for us. They are more powerful than we are. ¹⁰ We must find a clever way to stop them. If we do nothing, their families will become even bigger. Then, if there is a war, they will join our enemies and they will fight against us. That will give the Israelites a chance to leave our country.’