Exo 1:8-11 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now a new king arose over Egypt , who did not know Joseph .

Exodus 1:8-11

8 Now a new ^aking arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 ^bHe said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are ^{▼▼ Or too many and too mighty for us}more and mightier than we. 10 “Come, let us ^ddeal wisely with them, or else they will multiply and ^{▼▼ Lit it came about when war befalls that}in the event of war, they will also join themselves to those who hate us, and fight against us and ^{▼▼ Lit go up from}depart from the land.” 11 So they appointed ^gtaskmasters over them to afflict them with ^{▼▼ Lit their burdens
,} ⁱhard labor. And they built for Pharaoh ^jstorage cities, Pithom and ^kRaamses.