Exodus 1:7-12
7 But the sons of Israel (A)were fruitful and (a)increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly (b)mighty, so that the land was filled with them.
8 Now a new (B)king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
9 (C)He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are (c)more and mightier than we.
10 Come, let us (D)deal wisely with them, or else they will multiply and (d)in the event of war, they will also join themselves to those who hate us, and fight against us and (e)depart from the land.”
11 So they appointed (E)taskmasters over them to afflict them with (f)(F)hard labor. And they built for Pharaoh (G)storage cities, Pithom and (H)Raamses.
12 But the more they afflicted them, (I)the more they multiplied and the more they (g)spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel.
Footnotes:
a.
Exodus 1:7: ['Lit ', swarmed]
b.
Exodus 1:7: ['Or ', numerous]
c.
Exodus 1:9: ['Or ', too many and too mighty for us]
d.
Exodus 1:10: ['Lit ', it came about when war befalls that]
e.
Exodus 1:10: ['Lit ', go up from]
f.
Exodus 1:11: ['Lit ', their burdens]
g.
Exodus 1:12: ['Lit ', broke forth]
Cross references:
A.
Exodus 1:7:
Genesis 12:2; Genesis 28:3; Genesis 35:11; Genesis 46:3; Genesis 47:27; Genesis 48:4; Deuteronomy 26:5; Psalm 105:24; Acts 7:17
D.
Exodus 1:10:
Acts 7:19