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Exodus 1:12
New English Translation
Exodus 1:12
New English Translation
12 But the more the Egyptians[a] oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread.[b] As a result the Egyptians loathed[c] the Israelites,
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- Exodus 1:12 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Exodus 1:12 tn The imperfect tenses in this verse are customary uses, expressing continual action in past time (see GKC 315 §107.e). For other examples of כַּאֲשֶׁר (kaʾasher) with כֵּן (ken) expressing a comparison (“just as…so”) see Gen 41:13; Judg 1:7; Isa 31:4.sn Nothing in the oppression caused this, of course. Rather, the blessing of God (Gen 12:1-3) was on Israel in spite of the efforts of Egypt to hinder it. According to Gen 15 God had foretold that there would be this period of oppression (עָנָה [ʿanah] in Gen 15:13). In other words, God had decreed and predicted both their becoming a great nation and the oppression to show that he could fulfill his promise to Abraham in spite of the bondage.
- Exodus 1:12 tn Heb “they felt a loathing before/because of”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
Exodus 1:12
New International Version
Exodus 1:12
New International Version
12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites
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