So Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much more powerful than us.”
Exodus 1:9 - Tree of Life Version He said to his people, “Look, the people of Bnei-Yisrael are too numerous and too powerful for us. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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]. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: Common English Bible He said to his people, “The Israelite people are now larger in number and stronger than we are. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to his people: "Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are many, and they are stronger than we are. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to his people: Behold, the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we. |
So Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much more powerful than us.”
“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.
Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now so numerous, yet you would have them rest from their labors?”
A large population is a king’s glory, but lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
Then I saw that all toil and all skill that is done come from man’s envy of his neighbor; this too is fleeting and striving after the wind.
For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deluded, enslaved to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.
Or do you think that in vain the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit which He made to dwell in us”?