²⁴ He increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.

⁵ You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

¹⁶ I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your seed may also be numbered.

³ He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go down into Egypt; for there I will make of you a great nation.

⁷ The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

⁸ Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who didn't know Joseph.

⁹ He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.

³⁷ The children of Israel traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, besides children.

¹⁷ "But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

¹² Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.