Exodus 1:1-9

1These are the names of the sons of Israel who entered Egypt – each man with his household entered with Jacob:

2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

4Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

5All the people who were directly descended from Jacob numbered seventy. But Joseph was already in Egypt,

6and in time Joseph and his brothers and all that generation died.

7The Israelites, however, were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

8Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power over Egypt.

9He said to his people, “Look at the Israelite people, more numerous and stronger than we are!