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Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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New Century Version
Exodus 1:9
This king said to his people, "Look! The people of Israel are too many and too strong for us to handle!
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Hebrew Names Version
He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the children of Yisra'el are more and mightier than we.
He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the children of Yisra'el are more and mightier than we.
King James Version
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
Lexham English Bible
And he said to his people, "Look, the people of the Israelites are greater and more numerous than us.
And he said to his people, "Look, the people of the Israelites are greater and more numerous than us.
New English Translation
He said to his people, "Look at the Israelite people, more numerous and stronger than we are!
He said to his people, "Look at the Israelite people, more numerous and stronger than we are!
Amplified Bible
He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are too many and too mighty for us [they greatly outnumber us].
He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are too many and too mighty for us [they greatly outnumber us].
New American Standard Bible
And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.
And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we.
And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we.
Contemporary English Version
and he told the Egyptians: There are too many of those Israelites in our country, and they are becoming more powerful than we are.
and he told the Egyptians: There are too many of those Israelites in our country, and they are becoming more powerful than we are.
Complete Jewish Bible
but said to his people, "Look, the descendants of Isra'el have become a people too numerous and powerful for us.
but said to his people, "Look, the descendants of Isra'el have become a people too numerous and powerful for us.
Darby Translation
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.
Easy-to-Read Version
This king said to his people, "Look at the Israelites. There are too many of them, and they are stronger than we are!
This king said to his people, "Look at the Israelites. There are too many of them, and they are stronger than we are!
English Standard Version
And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we;
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we;
Good News Translation
He said to his people, "These Israelites are so numerous and strong that they are a threat to us.
He said to his people, "These Israelites are so numerous and strong that they are a threat to us.
Christian Standard Bible®
He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.
He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.
Literal Translation
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are many and stronger than we.
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are many and stronger than we.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sayde vnto his people: Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are many, & mightier then we:
and sayde vnto his people: Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are many, & mightier then we:
American Standard Version
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
Bible in Basic English
And he said to his people, See, the people of Israel are greater in number and in power than we are:
And he said to his people, See, the people of Israel are greater in number and in power than we are:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayde vnto his folke, Beholde, the people of the chyldren of Israel are greater and myghtier then we.
And he sayde vnto his folke, Beholde, the people of the chyldren of Israel are greater and myghtier then we.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto his people: 'Behold, the people of the children of Israel are too many and too mighty for us;
And he said unto his people: 'Behold, the people of the children of Israel are too many and too mighty for us;
King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are moe and mightier then we.
And he said vnto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are moe and mightier then we.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:
And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:
English Revised Version
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
Berean Standard Bible
"Look," he said to his people, "the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
"Look," he said to his people, "the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the puple of the sones of Israel is myche, and strongere than we;
the puple of the sones of Israel is myche, and strongere than we;
Young's Literal Translation
and he saith unto his people, `Lo, the people of the sons of Israel [is] more numerous and mighty than we;
and he saith unto his people, `Lo, the people of the sons of Israel [is] more numerous and mighty than we;
Update Bible Version
And he said to his people, Look, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we:
And he said to his people, Look, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we:
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we.
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we.
World English Bible
He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.
He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.
New King James Version
And he said to his people, "Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we;
And he said to his people, "Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we;
New Living Translation
He said to his people, "Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are.
He said to his people, "Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are.
New Life Bible
He said to his people, "See, the people of Israel are too many and too powerful for us.
He said to his people, "See, the people of Israel are too many and too powerful for us.
New Revised Standard
He said to his people, "Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we.
He said to his people, "Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he said, unto his people, Lo! the people of the sons of Israel are too many and mighty for us!
So he said, unto his people, Lo! the people of the sons of Israel are too many and mighty for us!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.
And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we.
He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we.
Contextual Overview
8 Then a new king began to rule Egypt, who did not know who Joseph was. 9 This king said to his people, "Look! The people of Israel are too many and too strong for us to handle! 10 If we don't make plans against them, the number of their people will grow even more. Then if there is a war, they might join our enemies and fight us and escape from the country!" 11 So the Egyptians made life hard for the Israelites. They put slave masters over them, who forced the Israelites to build the cities Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king. 12 But the harder the Egyptians forced the Israelites to work, the more the Israelites grew in number and spread out. So the Egyptians became very afraid of them 13 and demanded even more of them. 14 They made their lives bitter. They forced the Israelites to work hard to make bricks and mortar and to do all kinds of work in the fields. The Egyptians were not merciful to them in all their painful work.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the people: Numbers 22:4, Numbers 22:5, Job 5:2, Psalms 105:24, Psalms 105:25, Proverbs 14:28, Proverbs 27:4, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Titus 3:3, James 3:14-16, James 4:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 26:16 - mightier Exodus 1:12 - grieved Deuteronomy 4:34 - take him Psalms 73:8 - speak wickedly Acts 7:19 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the sky and the earth.
In the beginning God created the sky and the earth.
Genesis 1:2
The earth was empty and had no form. Darkness covered the ocean, and God's Spirit was moving over the water.
The earth was empty and had no form. Darkness covered the ocean, and God's Spirit was moving over the water.
Genesis 1:5
God named the light "day" and the darkness "night." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the first day.
God named the light "day" and the darkness "night." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the first day.
Genesis 1:6
Then God said, "Let there be something to divide the water in two."
Then God said, "Let there be something to divide the water in two."
Genesis 1:8
God named the air "sky." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.
God named the air "sky." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.
Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so the dry land will appear." And it happened.
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so the dry land will appear." And it happened.
Genesis 1:11
Then God said, "Let the earth produce plants—some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant." And it happened.
Then God said, "Let the earth produce plants—some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant." And it happened.
Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said, "Have many children and grow in number. Fill the earth and be its master. Rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
God blessed them and said, "Have many children and grow in number. Fill the earth and be its master. Rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 1:29
God said, "Look, I have given you all the plants that have grain for seeds and all the trees whose fruits have seeds in them. They will be food for you.
God said, "Look, I have given you all the plants that have grain for seeds and all the trees whose fruits have seeds in them. They will be food for you.
Job 26:7
God stretches the northern sky out over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.
God stretches the northern sky out over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said unto his people,.... His princes, nobles, and courtiers about him, his principal ministers of state:
behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: which could not be true in fact, but is said to stir up his nobles to attend to what he was about to say, and to work upon them to take some speedy measures for the crushing of this people; for that they were more in number, and mightier in power and wealth than the Egyptians, it was impossible; and indeed it may seem strange, that the king should tell such an untruth, which might be so easily contradicted by his courtiers; though the words will bear to be otherwise rendered, as that "the children of Israel are many" o; as they were very greatly multiplied, and became very numerous; and they might be "mightier", that is, more robust and strong, and fitter for war than the Egyptians, and therefore, were formidable, and a people to be guarded against; and it was high time to think of securing themselves from them, before they grew too mighty and powerful; or they might be more numerous and mighty in that part of the land in which they were, in Goshen, though not more and mightier than the Egyptians in general.
o ×¨× "multus", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius, Rivet.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Exodus 1:9. He said unto his people — He probably summoned a council of his nobles and elders to consider the subject; and the result was to persecute and destroy them, as is afterwards stated.
