9And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:


In Context

6 And Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation.

7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

9 And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falls out any war, they join also to our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.

11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 1:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:9"Look," he said to his people, "the Israelites have become much too numerous for us.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9He said to his people, |Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9and he saith unto his people, 'Lo, the people of the sons of Israel is more numerous and mighty than we;