Exodus 1:8
6 Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,
7 but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
9 “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
- KJV
- Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
- WEB
- Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who didn’t know Joseph.
- ASV
- Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
- DARBY
- And there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
- BLB
- And there arose a new king over Egypt, who had not known Joseph.
- ÅB
- Da kom det en ny konge over Egypt, som ikke visste noe om Josef.
- OTB
- Nå oppsto det en ny konge over Egypt, som ikke kjente til Josef.
- B1930
- Da kom det en ny konge over Egypten, som ikke visste noget om Josef.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 7:18
Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 2:18–19
I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:15
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
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