Exodus 1:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 1:10 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הָ֥בָה
yâhab
H3051
to give
נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה
châkam
H2449
to be wise
ל֑וֹ
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
יִרְבֶּ֗ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
וְהָיָ֞ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
תִקְרֶ֤אנָה
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
מִלְחָמָה֙
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וְנוֹסַ֤ף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
הוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּ
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
וְנִלְחַם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בָּ֖נוּ
וְעָלָ֥ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and fight against us, and escape out of the land."
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King James Version Public Domain
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Come, let us act wisely toward him, lest he multiplies, and it happens that a battle occurs, and he even adds himself onto the ones hating us, and he fights with us, and he leaves from the land.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).