Exodus 1:9
And he said unto his people, Hinei, the Am Bnei Yisroel are more and stronger than we.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8Now there arose a melech chadash over Mitzrayim, which had no da'as of Yosef.
Cross References
Numbers 22:4And Moav said unto the Ziknei Midyan, Now shall this kahal lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the sadeh. And Balak ben Tzippor was Melech of Moav at that time.
Psalms 105:24And He increased Amo (His people) greatly; 1 and made them stronger than their enemies. 1
Proverbs 27:4Chemah (anger) is cruel, and fury is a torrent, 1 but who is able to stand before kinah (jealousy, envy)? 1
Titus 3:3For all of us were once without da'as, sorrarim (disobedient), being led astray, avadim (slaves) of ta'avot and to various ta'anugot (pleasures) of the Olam Hazeh, spending our lives in eyvah + 3:3 Gn 3:15 (enmity) and kina (jealousy), hated, and hating one another.
James 4:5Or do you think that in vain the Kitvei Hakodesh attests that Hashem yearns jealously over the Ruach Hakodesh He causes to dwell in us?
Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:9-15
8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities,… Read the whole commentary →