Exodus 1:10
1:10 Come, let’s deal wisely
with them. Otherwise
they will continue to multiply,
and if
a war breaks out, they will ally themselves with
our enemies and fight against us and leave
the country.”
Exodus 19:23
19:23 Moses said to the Lord, “The people are not able to come up to Mount Sinai, because you solemnly warned us, ‘Set boundaries for the mountain and set it apart.’”