God said, ‘I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
Exodus 1:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the more [the Egyptians] oppressed them, the more they multiplied and expanded, so that [the Egyptians] were vexed and alarmed because of the Israelites. American Standard Version (1901) But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. Common English Bible But the more they were oppressed, the more they grew and spread, so much so that the Egyptians started to look at the Israelites with disgust and dread. Catholic Public Domain Version And the more they oppressed them, so much more did they multiply and increase. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the more they oppressed them, the more they were multiplied, and increased. |
God said, ‘I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of the sky and brought them to the land you told their ancestors to go in and possess.
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.
But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.
He said to his people, ‘Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.
No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the Lord.
Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous, and Moab dreaded the Israelites.
Then the Pharisees said to one another, ‘You see? You’ve accomplished nothing. Look, the world has gone after him! ’
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramean. He went down to Egypt with a few people and resided there as a foreigner. There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.