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


In Context

6 And Joseph dieth, and all his brethren, and all that generation;

7 and the sons of Israel have been fruitful, and they teem, and multiply, and are very very mighty, and the land is filled with them.

8 And there riseth a new king over Egypt, who hath not known Joseph,

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

10 give help! let us act wisely concerning it, lest it multiply, and it hath come to pass, when war happeneth, that it hath been joined, even it, unto those hating us, and hath fought against us, and hath gone out up of the land.'

11 And they set over it princes of tribute, so as to afflict it with their burdens, and it buildeth store-cities for Pharaoh, 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 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: