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Exodus 1:12

NETBible	But the more the Egyptians¹ oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread.² As a result the Egyptians loathed³ the Israelites,
NIV © biblegateway Exo 1:12	But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites
NASB © biblegateway Exo 1:12	But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel.
NLT © biblegateway Exo 1:12	But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more quickly the Israelites multiplied! The Egyptians soon became alarmed
MSG © biblegateway Exo 1:12	But the harder the Egyptians worked them the more children the Israelites had--children everywhere! The Egyptians got so they couldn't stand the Israelites
BBE © SABDAweb Exo 1:12	But the more cruel they were to them, the more their number increased, till all the land was full of them. And the children of Israel were hated by the Egyptians.
NRSV © bibleoremus Exo 1:12	But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
NKJV © biblegateway Exo 1:12	But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were in dread of the children of Israel.
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KJV	But the more they afflicted <06031> (8762) them, the more <03651> they multiplied <07235> (8799) and grew <06555> (8799)_. And they were grieved <06973> (8799) because <06440> of the children <01121> of Israel <03478>_. {But...: Heb. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc}
NASB © biblegateway Exo 1:12	But the more <03512> they afflicted <06031> them, the more <03651> they multiplied <07235> and the more <03651> they spread <06555> out, so that they were in dread <06973> of the sons <01121> of Israel <03478> .
LXXM	kayoti <2530> ADV de <1161> PRT autouv <846> D-APM etapeinoun <5013> V-IAI-3P tosoutw <5118> A-DSM pleiouv <4183> A-NPMC eginonto <1096> V-IMI-3P kai <2532> CONJ iscuon <2480> V-IAI-3P sfodra <4970> ADV sfodra <4970> ADV kai <2532> CONJ ebdelussonto <948> V-IMI-3P oi <3588> T-NPM aiguptioi <124> N-NPM apo <575> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM uiwn <5207> N-GPM israhl <2474> N-PRI
NET [draft] ITL	But <0834> the more <03651> the Egyptians oppressed <06031> them, the more <03651> they multiplied <07235> and spread <06555> . As a result <06440> the Egyptians loathed <06973> the Israelites <03478> <01121> ,
HEBREW	larvy <03478> ynb <01121> ynpm <06440> wuqyw <06973> Urpy <06555> Nkw <03651> hbry <07235> Nk <03651> wta <0853> wney <06031> rsakw (1:12) <0834>

NETBible

But the more the Egyptians¹ oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread.² As a result the Egyptians loathed³ the Israelites,

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn 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 (ka’asher) with כֵּן (ken) expressing a comparison (“just as…so”) see Gen 41:13; Judg 1:7; Isa 31:4.

²sn 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 [’anah] 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.

³tn Heb “they felt a loathing before/because of”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.