Exodus 1:9

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

And he said {H559} unto his people {H5971}, Behold, the people {H5971} of the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478} are more {H7227} and mightier {H6099} than we:

but said to his people, "Look, the descendants of Isra'el have become a people too numerous and powerful for us.

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

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

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 105:24 (5 votes)

    And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

  • Psalms 105:25 (5 votes)

    ¶ He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

  • James 3:14 (4 votes)

    But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

  • James 3:16 (4 votes)

    For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.

  • Ecclesiastes 4:4 (3 votes)

    ¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Numbers 22:4 (2 votes)

    And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that time.

  • Numbers 22:5 (2 votes)

    He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which [is] by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: