And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
WEB
“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
YLT
and he saith unto his people, `Lo, the people of the sons of Israel is more numerous and mighty than we;
DBT
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus