Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt. In Egypt I will make you a great nation.
Exodus 1:12 - Easy To Read Version The Egyptians forced the Israelites to work harder and harder. But the more the people of Israel were forced to work, the more they grew and spread. And the Egyptian people became more and more afraid of the people of Israel. 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. |
Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt. In Egypt I will make you a great nation.
You made their descendants {\cf2\super [53]} \par as many as the stars in the sky.\par You brought them to the land\par you promised to give their ancestors. {\cf2\super [54]} \par They went in and took that land.\par
A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par
Jacob’s family became very large.\par They became more powerful\par than their enemies.\par
God blessed those people.\par Their families grew.\par They had many, many animals.\par
But the people of Israel had many children, and their number grew and grew. The people of Israel became strong, and the country of Egypt was filled with the Israelites.
This king said to his people, “Look at the people of Israel. There are too many of them! And they are stronger than we are!
There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.
Anger is cruel and mean. It causes destruction. But jealousy is much worse.
So the Pharisees {\cf2\super [198]} said to each other, “Look! Our plan is not working. All the people are following him!”
We know that in everything God works for the good of those people that love him. These are the people God called (chose), because that was his plan.
Then there before the Lord your God you will say: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean. [157] He went down into Egypt and stayed there. When he went there, he had only a few people in his family. But in Egypt he became a great nation—a powerful nation with many people.