⁸ A new king, who had not known Joseph, came to power in Egypt. ⁹ He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.^{(A) 10} Let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise they will multiply further, and if war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”^(B)

²² Pharaoh then commanded all his people: “You must throw every son born to the Hebrews^[a] into the Nile, but let every daughter live.”^(A)