- Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,
- but the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
- Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
- "Look," he said to his people, "the Israelites have become much too numerous for us.
- Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country."
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- 约瑟和他的弟兄,并那一代的人都死了。
- 以色列人生养众多,并且繁茂,极其强盛,满了那地。
- 有不认识约瑟的新王起来,治理埃及,
- 对他的百姓说,看哪,这以色列民比我们还多,又比我们强盛。
- 来吧,我们不如用巧计待他们,恐怕他们多起来,日后若遇什么争战的事,就连合我们的仇敌攻击我们,离开这地去了。
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