Exodus 1:10

Exodus 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land."
• New King James Version (NKJV)come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)We must make a plan to keep them from growing even more. If we don’t, and if war breaks out, they will join our enemies and fight against us. Then they will escape from the country.”

Context of Exodus 1:10

8Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. 9“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us. Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.” 11So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. 12But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites

Exodus 1:10 word by word

הָ֥בָה נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה ל֑וֹ פֶּן־יִרְבֶּ֗ה וְהָיָ֞ה כִּֽי־תִקְרֶ֤אנָה מִלְחָמָה֙ וְנוֹסַ֤ף גַּם־הוּא֙ עַל־שֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּ וְנִלְחַם־בָּ֖נוּ וְעָלָ֥ה מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Come onיָהַבyâhab · to giveH3051
• let us deal wiselyחָכַםchâkam · be wiseH2449
• with them; lest they multiplyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• and it come to pass, that, when there falleth outקָרָאqârâ' · to encounter: chancedH7122
• any warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• theyהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• joinיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• also unto our enemiesשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• and fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• get them upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Exodus 1:10

• Psalms 10:2In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
• Psalms 83:3With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.
• Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
• Numbers 22:6Now come and put a curse on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you curse is cursed.”
• Job 5:13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
• Psalms 105:25whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
• Proverbs 16:25There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
• Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
• Acts 7:19He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.
• Acts 23:12The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.
• James 3:15Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

Commentaries on Exodus 1:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10They join also unto our enemies - It has been conjectured that Pharaoh had probably his eye on the oppressions which Egypt had suffered under the shepherd-kings, who for a long series of years had, according to Manetho, governed the land with extreme cruelty. As the Israelites were of the same occupation, (viz., shepherds), the jealous, cruel king found it easy to attribute to them the same motives; taking it for granted that they were only waiting for a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Any war - The Northeastern frontier was infested by the neighboring tribes, the Shasous of Egyptian monuments, and war was waged with Egypt by the confederated nations of Western Asia under the reigns of the successors of Amosis. These incursions were repulsed with extreme difficulty. In language, features, costume, and partly also in habits, the Israelites probably resembled those enemies of Egypt. Out of the land - The Pharaohs apprehended the loss of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 The land of Egypt became to Israel a house of bondage. The place where we have been happy, may soon become the place of our affliction; and that may prove the greatest cross to us, of which we said, This same shall comfort us. Cease from man, and say not of any place on this side heaven, This is my rest. All that knew Joseph, loved him, and were kind to his brethren for his sake; but the best and most useful services a man does to others, are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The people Pharaoh called our enemies were probably the remaining Hyksos (see study note on 1:8–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. he said ... Behold, the ... children of Israel are more and mightier than we--They had risen to great prosperity--as during the lifetime of Joseph and his royal patron, they had, probably, enjoyed a free grant of the land. Their increase and prosperity were viewed with jealousy by the new government; and as Goshen lay between Egypt and Canaan, on the border of which latter country were a number of warlike tribes, it was perfectly conformable to the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 1:10

• Israel
• Oppression
• Servant
• Usurpation

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Commentaries on Exodus 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings