Then there rose up a new King in Egypt, who [a]knew not Joseph.

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are greater, and mightier than we.

10 Come, let us work wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that if there be war, they join themselves also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and [b][c]get them out of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 1:8 He considered not how God had preserved Egypt for Joseph’s sake.
  2. Exodus 1:10 Into Canaan, and so we shall lose our commodity.
  3. Exodus 1:10 Or, go up out of the land.

Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.(A) “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous(B) for us.(C) 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly(D) with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”(E)

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