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Exodus 5:5
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Exodus 5:5
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5 And Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are (A)many now, and you make them rest from their labor!”
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Exodus 5:5
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Exodus 5:5
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5 Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous,(A) and you are stopping them from working.”
Proverbs 14:28
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Proverbs 14:28
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28 In a multitude of people is a king’s honor,
But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.
Proverbs 14:28
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Proverbs 14:28
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28 A large population is a king’s glory,
but without subjects a prince is ruined.(A)
Exodus 1:7-11
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Exodus 1:7-11
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7 (A)But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and [a]grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, (B)who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and (C)mightier than we; 10 (D)come, let us (E)deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.” 11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them (F)to afflict them with their (G)burdens. And they built for Pharaoh (H)supply cities, Pithom (I)and Raamses.
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- Exodus 1:7 became very numerous
Exodus 1:7-11
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Exodus 1:7-11
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7 but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers(A) and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.
8 Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.(B) 9 “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous(C) for us.(D) 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly(E) 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.”(F)
11 So they put slave masters(G) over them to oppress them with forced labor,(H) and they built Pithom and Rameses(I) as store cities(J) for Pharaoh.
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