Exodus 1:9

In 11 translations

BSB

“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.

KJV

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

WEB

He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

ASV

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

LSV

and he says to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel [are] more numerous and mighty than we.

YLT

and he saith unto his people, 'Lo, the people of the sons of Israel [is] more numerous and mighty than we;

DBY

And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.

DRC

And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.

GNV

And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

JPS

And he said unto his people: 'Behold, the people of the children of Israel are too many and too mighty for us;

LXXE

And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:

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WLC

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֶל־עַמּ֑וֹ הִנֵּ֗ה עַ֚ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רַ֥ב וְעָצ֖וּם מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

LXX-Br

Εἶπε δὲ τῷ ἔθνει αὐτοῦ, ἰδοὺ τὸ γένος τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ μέγα πλῆθος, καὶ ἰσχύει ὑπὲρ ἡμᾶς.

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• Psalms 105:24–25And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes, whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
• Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
• James 3:14–16But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish…
• Proverbs 14:28A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
• Numbers 22:4–5So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time, he sent messengers to…
• Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
• Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
• James 4:5Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
• Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

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