Psalms 105:12

105:12 When they were few in number,

just a very few, and resident aliens within it,

Psalms 105:23-25

105:23 Israel moved to ¹  Egypt;

Jacob lived for a time ²  in the land of Ham.

105:24 The Lord ³  made his people very fruitful,

and made them ⁴  more numerous than their ⁵  enemies.

105:25 He caused them ⁶  to hate his people,

and to mistreat ⁷  his servants.

[105:23]  ¹ tn Heb “entered.”

[105:23]  ² tn Heb “lived as a resident alien.”

[105:24]  ³ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[105:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “him,” referring to “his people.”

[105:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “his,” referring to “his people.”

[105:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “their heart.”

[105:25]  ⁷ tn Or “to deal deceptively.” The Hitpael of נָכַל (nakhal) occurs only here and in Gen 37:18, where it is used of Joseph’s brothers “plotting” to kill him.