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


In Context

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

7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.

8 And there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

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

10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass that, if war occur, they take side with our enemies and fight against us, and go up out of the land.

11 And they set over them service-masters to oppress them with their burdens. And they built store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.

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 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;

The American King James Version 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: