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7 But the descendants of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong; so that the land was filled with them.
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7 but the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
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8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
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8 Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
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9 And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
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9 "Look," he said to his people, "the Israelites have become much too numerous for us.
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10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war befall us, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land."
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10 Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country."
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11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens; and they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Ra-am'ses.
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11 So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
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12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel.
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12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites
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