⁵ And you shall answer and say before the Lord your God: ‘My father was ^(A)a ^[a]Syrian, ^(B)about to perish, and ^(C)he went down to Egypt and ^[b]dwelt there, ^(D)few in number; and there he became a nation, ^(E)great, mighty, and populous.

¹² Therefore from one man, and him as good as ^(A)dead, were born as many as the ^(B)stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

God Delivers Israel by Moses

¹⁷ “But when ^(A)the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, ^(B)the people grew and multiplied in Egypt

³⁷ Then ^(A)the children of Israel journeyed from ^(B)Rameses to Succoth, about ^(C)six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children.

^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;

³ So He said, “I am God, ^(A)the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will ^(B)make of you a great nation there.

¹⁶ And ^(A)I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.