“I am God, the God of your father,” He said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will turn you into a great nation there.
Exodus 1:12 - Tree of Life Version But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread. So the Egyptians dreaded the presence of Bnei-Yisrael. 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. |
“I am God, the God of your father,” He said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will turn you into a great nation there.
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven, and You brought them into the land that You told their ancestors to enter and inherit.
He made His people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their foes.
He blesses them, they multiply greatly, and He does not let their herds diminish,
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, growing very numerous.
Yet Bnei-Yisrael were fruitful, increased abundantly, multiplied and grew extremely numerous—so the land was filled with them.
He said to his people, “Look, the people of Bnei-Yisrael are too numerous and too powerful for us.
There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, there is no counsel— against Adonai.
Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
Moab became terrified because there were so many people. Moab was filled with dread because of Bnei-Yisrael.
So the Pharisees said to each other, “You see that you can’t do anything. Look, the whole world has taken off after Him!”
Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.
“Then you are to respond before Adonai your God, ‘My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and lived there as an outsider, few in number. But there he became a great nation—mighty and numerous.