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Exodus 1:9

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).עַמּ֑וֹamvopeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.הִנֵּ֗הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.עַ֚םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.רַ֥בravaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…וְעָצ֖וּםveatsumand greatעָצוּםconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and great”, the ordinary formH6099powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous[phrase] feeble, great, mighty, must, strong.מִמֶּֽנּוּmimenvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said unto his people: 'Behold, the people of the children of Israel are too many and too mighty for us;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

Young’s Literal Translation

and he saith unto his people, 'Lo, the people of the sons of Israel [is] more numerous and mighty than we;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said unto his people: 'Behold, the people of the children of Israel are too many and too mighty for us;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ τῷ ἔθνει αὐτοῦ, ἰδοὺ τὸ γένος τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ μέγα πλῆθος, καὶ ἰσχύει ὑπὲρ ἡμᾶς.