The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “over Egypt” (ἐπ᾽ Αἴγυπτον) before who here.
ἄχριachriTillἄχριpreposition — “Till”G891as far as, up to, until, during.Tillοὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἀνέστηanestēto ariseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to arise”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.βασιλεὺςbasileuskingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “king”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.ἕτεροςheterosotherἕτεροςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “other”, the subject formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.ἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ΑἴγυπτονaiguptonEgyptΑἴγυπτος (aiguptos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Egypt”, the object formG125Egypt.ὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notᾔδειēdeito perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action before another past momentG1492I know, remember, appreciate.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸωσήφiōsēphJosephἸωσήφnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Joseph”, the object formG2501Joseph, a proper name.Joseph
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
till another king rose, who had not known Joseph;
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American Standard Version (1901)
till there arose another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
Young’s Literal Translation
till another king rose, who had not known Joseph;
World English Bible
until there arose a different king who didn’t know Joseph.
Darby Translation
until another king over Egypt arose who did not know Joseph.
Douay-Rheims
Till another king arose in Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
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