Exodus 1:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 1:8

6 And ^aJoseph died, all his brothers, and all that generation.

7 ^aBut the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and¹ grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, ^awho did not know Joseph.

9 And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and ^amightier than we;

10 ^acome, let us ^bdeal 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 ^ato afflict them with their ^bburdens. And they built for Pharaoh ^csupply cities, Pithom ^dand Raamses.

12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were in dread of the children of Israel.

13 So the Egyptians made the children of Israel ^aserve with rigor.

14 And they ^amade their lives bitter with hard bondage—^bin mortar, in brick, and in all manner of service in the field. All their service in which they made them serve was with rigor.

15 Then the king of Egypt spoke to the ^aHebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah;

16 and he said, “When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a ^ason, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”

Verse Comparison: Exodus 1:8

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American Standard Version
Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

Amplified® Bible
Now a new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.

Contemporary English Version
Many years later a new king came to power. He did not know what Joseph had done for Egypt,

Darby English Version
And there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

Good News Bible
Then, a new king, who knew nothing about Joseph, came to power in Egypt.

King James Version
Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

New American Standard Bible
Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

New International Version
Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt.

New King James Version
Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

Revised Standard Version
Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

Young's Literal Translation
And there riseth a new king over Egypt, who hath not known Joseph,

New English Translation
Then a new king,¹ who did not know about² Joseph, came to power³ over Egypt.

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