Exodus 1:12

King James Version

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

World English Bible

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They started to dread the children of Israel.

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