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Exodus 1:9
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KJ21
And he said unto his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.
ASV
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
AMP
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].
AMPC
He said to his people, Behold, the Israelites are too many and too mighty for us [and they outnumber us both in people and in strength].
BRG
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
CSB
He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.
CSBA
He said to his people, ‘Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.
CEB
He said to his people, “The Israelite people are now larger in number and stronger than we are.
CJB
but said to his people, “Look, the descendants of Isra’el have become a people too numerous and powerful for us.
CEV
and he told the Egyptians: There are too many of those Israelites in our country, and they are becoming more powerful than we are.
DARBY
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.
DRA
And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.
ERV
This king said to his people, “Look at the Israelites. There are too many of them, and they are stronger than we are!
EASY
He said to his people, ‘Look! The Israelites have become too many for us. They are more powerful than we are.
EHV
He said to his people, “Look, the Israelites are more numerous and more powerful than we are.
ESV
And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
ESVUK
And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
EXB
·This king [L He] said to his people, “Look! The people of Israel are too many and ·too strong for us to handle [L stronger than us]!
GNV
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are greater, and mightier than we.
GW
He said to his people, “There are too many Israelites, and they are stronger than we are.
GNT
He said to his people, “These Israelites are so numerous and strong that they are a threat to us.
HCSB
He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.
ICB
This king said to his people, “Look! The people of Israel are too many! And they are too strong for us to handle!
ISV
He told his people, “Look, the Israeli people are more numerous and more powerful than we are.
JUB
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we.
KJV
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
AKJV
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
LSB
And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we.
LEB
And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the Israelites are greater and more numerous than us.
TLB
He told his people, “These Israelis are becoming dangerous to us because there are so many of them.
MSG
A new king came to power in Egypt who didn’t know Joseph. He spoke to his people with alarm, “There are way too many of these Israelites for us to handle. We’ve got to do something: Let’s devise a plan to contain them, lest if there’s a war they should join our enemies, or just walk off and leave us.”
MEV
He said to his people, “Surely, the people of the sons of Israel are more numerous and powerful than we.
NOG
He said to his people, “There are too many Israelites, and they are stronger than we are.
NABRE
He said to his people, “See! The Israelite people have multiplied and become more numerous than we are!
NASB
And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
NASB1995
He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we.
NCB
He said to his people, “Behold, the children of Israel are very numerous and more powerful than we are.
NCV
This king said to his people, “Look! The people of Israel are too many and too strong for us to handle!
NET
He said to his people, “Look at the Israelite people, more numerous and stronger than we are!
NIRV
“Look,” he said to his people. “The Israelites are far too many for us.
NIV
“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us.
NIVUK
‘Look,’ he said to his people, ‘the Israelites have become far too numerous for us.
NKJV
And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we;
NLV
He said to his people, “See, the people of Israel are too many and too powerful for us.
NLT
He said to his people, “Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are.
NRSVA
He said to his people, ‘Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we.
NRSVACE
He said to his people, ‘Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we.
NRSVCE
He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we.
NRSVUE
He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we.
OJB
And he said unto his people, Hinei, the Am Bnei Yisroel are more and stronger than we.
RGT
And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier than us.
RSV
And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
RSVCE
And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
TLV
He said to his people, “Look, the people of Bnei-Yisrael are too numerous and too powerful for us.
VOICE
Pharaoh (to some of his advisors): Look! There are more Israelites than ever before, and they are growing more powerful than we are.
WEB
He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.
WYC
and said to his people, Lo! the people of the sons of Israel is much, and stronger than we;
YLT
and he saith unto his people, `Lo, the people of the sons of Israel [is] more numerous and mighty than we;
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