Exodus 1:8-10
New American Standard Bible
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8Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9And he said to his people, 'Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. 10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, otherwise they will multiply, and in the event of war, they will also join those who hate us, and fight against us and depart from the land.'King James Version
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8Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.Christian Standard Bible
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8A new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. 9He said to his people, "Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are. 10Come, let's deal shrewdly with them; otherwise they will multiply further, and when war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."New Living Translation
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8Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. 9He said to his people, 'Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are. 10We must make a plan to keep them from growing even more. If we don’t, and if war breaks out, they will join our enemies and fight against us. Then they will escape from the country. 'English Standard Version
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8Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. 10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.”New International Version