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so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites multiplied and spread, and the more alarmed the Egyptians became.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were in dread of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they dreaded the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and expanded, so that the Egyptians dreaded <i>and</i> were exasperated by the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But even though the Israelites were mistreated, their families grew larger, and they took over more land. Because of this, the Egyptians feared them worse than before <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But the more the Israelites were oppressed, the more they increased in number and spread out. The Egyptians couldn't stand them [any longer].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the more the Egyptians oppressed the Israelites, the more they increased in number and the farther they spread through the land. The Egyptians came to fear the Israelites <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But the more the Egyptians afflicted the Israelis, the more they multiplied and flourished, so that the Egyptians became terrified of the Israelis. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. As a result the Egyptians loathed the Israelites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. And the Egyptians were in dread of the children of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They started to dread the children of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and as they afflict it, so it multiplies, and so it breaks forth, and they are distressed because of the sons of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and as they afflict it, so it multiplieth, and so it breaketh forth, and they are vexed because of the sons of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And as they will afflict them, so they will multiply and will increase. And they will feel disgust from the face of the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the more they oppressed them, the more they were multiplied, and increased: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the more they oppressed them, so much more did they multiply and increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyptians began to loathe the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and became strong. And the Egyptians were grieved because of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And as much as those oppressed them, so they were multiplying, and thus they were growing strong, and it was distressing them before the children of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were adread because of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But as they humbled them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/1-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=75" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/1.htm">Oppression by a New King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wə·ḵa·’ă·šer (Conj-w, Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6031.htm" title="6031: yə·‘an·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To be bowed down or afflicted. A primitive root; to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">But the more they were oppressed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: yir·beh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">the more they multiplied</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: wə·ḵên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6555.htm" title="6555: yip̄·rōṣ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To break through. A primitive root; to break out.">and flourished;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6973.htm" title="6973: way·yā·qu·ṣū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To feel a loathing, abhorrence, or sickening dread. A primitive root (compare quwt); to be disgusted or anxious.">so the Egyptians came to dread</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>They worked the Israelites ruthlessly…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Acts 7:17-19</a></span><br />As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number. / Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt. / He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-24.htm">Psalm 105:24-25</a></span><br />And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes, / whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Acts 7:6</a></span><br />God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-27.htm">Genesis 47:27</a></span><br />Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9</a></span><br />And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-37.htm">Exodus 12:37</a></span><br />The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm">Deuteronomy 26:5</a></span><br />and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-37.htm">Nehemiah 9:37</a></span><br />Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-15.htm">Isaiah 26:15</a></span><br />You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-24.htm">Acts 12:24</a></span><br />But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-20.htm">Romans 5:20</a></span><br />The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Hebrews 11:12</a></span><br />And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">but the more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-24.htm">Psalm 105:24</a></b></br> And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></b></br> And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to <i>his</i> purpose.</p><p class="hdg">grieved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/1-9.htm">Exodus 1:9</a></b></br> And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel <i>are</i> more and mightier than we:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-2.htm">Job 5:2</a></b></br> For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/27-4.htm">Proverbs 27:4</a></b></br> Wrath <i>is</i> cruel, and anger <i>is</i> outrageous; but who <i>is</i> able to stand before envy?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/genesis/16-6.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/genesis/32-26.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/exodus/1-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/49-7.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/genesis/45-5.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/genesis/50-11.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/genesis/45-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Full</a> <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/genesis/49-23.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/genesis/49-23.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/exodus/1-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/1-9.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Multiplieth</a> <a href="/genesis/16-6.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-56.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-8.htm">Vexed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/5-12.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/exodus/32-35.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/exodus/23-22.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/3-21.htm">Full</a> <a href="/exodus/1-20.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-10.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/exodus/1-20.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/1-20.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-8.htm">Multiplieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/exodus/9-29.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/numbers/20-15.htm">Vexed</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">The children of Israel, after Joseph's death, increase.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">The more they are oppressed by a new king, the more they multiply.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/1-15.htm">The godliness of the midwives in saving the male children alive.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">Pharaoh commands the male children to be cast into the river</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This Pharaoh feared the growing population of the Israelites and sought to suppress them through forced labor. This phrase highlights a recurring biblical theme where God's people often face persecution and hardship. Historically, the oppression included harsh labor conditions, as described in <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11</a>, where the Israelites were forced to build store cities for Pharaoh. This oppression can be seen as a test of faith and endurance, similar to the trials faced by other biblical figures such as Job.<p><b>the more they multiplied and flourished</b><br>Despite the harsh conditions, the Israelites continued to grow in number and strength. This multiplication can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a>, where God promised to make Abraham's descendants a great nation. The flourishing of the Israelites under oppression is a testament to God's providence and faithfulness. It also serves as a type of Christ, who, despite persecution and suffering, brought forth salvation and growth for the Church. This resilience is echoed in the New Testament, where the early Church grew despite persecution (<a href="/acts/8.htm">Acts 8:1-4</a>).<p><b>so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites</b><br>The Egyptians' dread of the Israelites reflects a common biblical motif where the enemies of God's people fear their growth and potential. This fear led to further attempts to suppress the Israelites, including the decree to kill all newborn Hebrew boys (<a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">Exodus 1:22</a>). The dread can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to make Israel a powerful nation that would be a source of blessing and fear to others (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>). This situation foreshadows the eventual Exodus, where God's power would be displayed through the plagues and the parting of the Red Sea, leading to the liberation of His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, also known as the children of Israel, who were living in Egypt and experiencing oppression under Pharaoh's rule.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egyptians.htm">Egyptians</a></b><br>The people of Egypt, who were led by Pharaoh and became increasingly fearful and oppressive towards the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who initiated the oppression of the Israelites due to fear of their growing numbers and potential power.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/oppression.htm">Oppression</a></b><br>The harsh treatment and forced labor imposed on the Israelites by the Egyptians in an attempt to control their population and power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/multiplication_and_flourishing.htm">Multiplication and Flourishing</a></b><br>Despite the oppression, the Israelites continued to grow in number and strength, which was a testament to God's blessing and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_adversity.htm">God's Sovereignty in Adversity</a></b><br>Despite human attempts to thwart God's plans, His purposes prevail. The Israelites' growth under oppression demonstrates God's sovereign control over circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_trials.htm">Faithfulness in Trials</a></b><br>The Israelites' experience encourages believers to remain faithful and trust in God's promises, even when facing difficult situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_blessing.htm">The Power of God's Blessing</a></b><br>God's blessing is not hindered by external circumstances. The flourishing of the Israelites under oppression is a testament to the power of divine blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_and_oppression.htm">Fear and Oppression</a></b><br>The Egyptians' fear led to oppression, showing how fear can drive people to act unjustly. Believers are called to trust in God rather than succumb to fear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The account of the Israelites in Egypt foreshadows God's ultimate deliverance through Christ. It reminds believers of the hope and deliverance found in Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_moses_lead_the_exodus.htm">How did Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_1_7_-_how_did_israelites_grow_fast.htm">Exodus 1:7 – How could the Israelites have multiplied so rapidly in a relatively short period without any historical or scientific evidence supporting such exponential growth? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_allow_killing_innocents.htm">Exodus 12:29 - How can a just and loving God sanction the killing of innocent firstborn children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_israelites_building_pithom_rameses.htm">Exodus 1:11 - Where is the archaeological or historical record for Israelites constructing entire cities such as Pithom and Rameses under forced labor?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">The more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew.</span>--This result was not natural. It can only be ascribed to God's superintending Providence, whereby "the fierceness of man" was made to "turn to his praise." Naturally, severe and constant labour exhausts a nation, and causes its numbers to diminish.<p><span class= "bld">They were grieved.</span>--This is scarcely strong enough. Translate, "They were sore distressed."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They were grieved because of the children of Israel</span>. The word <span class="cmt_word">grieved</span> very insufficiently renders the Hebrew verb, which "expresses a mixture of loathing and alarm" ('Speaker's Commentary,' vol. 1. pt. 1, p. 251). Kalisch translates forcibly, if inelegantly - "They had a horror of the children of Israel." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/1-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the more they were oppressed,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְעַנּ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·‘an·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6031.htm">Strong's 6031: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bowed down or afflicted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the more they multiplied</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְבֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yir·beh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and flourished,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְרֹ֑ץ</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·rōṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6555.htm">Strong's 6555: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break through</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that the Egyptians came to dread</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·qu·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6973.htm">Strong's 6973: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feel a loathing, abhorrence, or sickening dread</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/1-12.htm">Exodus 1:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/1-12.htm">Exodus 1:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/1-12.htm">Exodus 1:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/1-12.htm">Exodus 1:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/1-12.htm">Exodus 1:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/1-12.htm">Exodus 1:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/1-12.htm">Exodus 1:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/1-12.htm">Exodus 1:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/1-12.htm">Exodus 1:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/1-12.htm">Exodus 1:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/1-12.htm">OT Law: Exodus 1:12 But the more they afflicted them (Exo. 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