Exodus 1:10
Source: Septuagint
10come then, let us deal craftily with them, lest at any time they be increased, and whensoever war shall happen to us, these also shall be added to our enemies, and having prevailed against us in war, they will depart out of the land.
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8And there arose up another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
9And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:
— Exodus 1:10 —
11And he set over them taskmasters, who should afflict them in their works; and they built strong cities for Pharaoh, both Pithom, and Rameses, and On, which is Heliopolis.
12But as they humbled them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of Israel.