84 GENESIS L. 24—26; EXODUS I. 1—21. sons of three generations, — moreover lithe sons of Machir^ son of Manassehl! were born upon Joseph's knees. -'4 Then said Joseph unto his brethren, lUll am about to die, — but ||God|| will [Isurely concera [i himself for you," so will he tiike you up out of this land, into the land, which he sware to Alirahani_ to Isaac, and to Jacob. • C'p : Ex. iii. IG. -^ Then Josei)h made the sons of Israel swear, saying,— God will [surely concern] liimself for you. So shall ye carry up my bones, fi-om hence.- 2" So Jo.seijli died, being a hundred and ten years old,— and they embalmed him, and put liim in a coffin, in Egypt. • Some cod. 'w. 1 ear. pr. edn. [Uftt]. Sam., Sep., SjT.) add : " v^ith you ' — G.u.
THE BOOK OF
EXODUS.
§ 1. The Sons of livael in Egypt become a numerous
People, iiottcithstanding Oppression and Peril.
' Now II these il are the names of the Sons of
Israel, who came into Egypt, — ^<with Jacob>
did each man and his household come in : —
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah ;
2 Issachar, Zebulon, and Benjamin ;
- l)an and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
• And it came to pa.ss that jiall the persons* who were descended from Jacobjl were seventy souls, — but || Joseph || was already in Egypt. •• So then Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. " But ||the sons of Israelii were fruitful, and swarmeJ and multiplied and waxed mighty, with 1 e.ceeding vigourlj," — so that the land was filled with them. 8 Then arose a new king"* over Egypt, — who had not known Jo.seph. ^ So he said, unto his people, — Lo ! lithe people of the sons of Israelii are too many and mighty for us ! 10 Come on ! let us shew ourselves wise with regard to them,— lest they so multiply that it shall come to pass <when war befalleth us>* that II they alsoll shall join themselves unto them who hate us, and shall make war upon us, and then go up out of the land. " So they set over them chiefs of tribute, to tlie end they might humiliate them with their burdens, — and they built store-cities for Pharaoh, even Pithom and Raamses. i- But <the more they were humiliating them> ||the morelj were ' Ml : " soul," collective, as often (= "personal- ity "=" p-irsons "). ' Ml ; " that had come out of the tliigh of." Li^. '^ with mnchiie.is, oiiichnfss" — O.G. rAl. Cp. Intro. Chap. 11., Synopsis, B. c. "1 Piobably of a foreign dynasty — Kalisch. ' So it shd be (w. Sam., Aram., Sep.)— G.n. they multiplying, and lithe more|| were they breaking forth,— .so they were tilled with alarm, because of the sons of Israel. '^ And the Egyptians rigorously'" made the sons of Israel serve ; '^ and embittered their lives with harsh service, in clay and in bricks, and in all manner of service in the field, — all their service, wherein they rigorously'" uiade thnm serve. 15 Then said the king of Egypt to the Hebrew midwive.-i, — of whom | the name of the onej was ilShiphrahJl and |the name of the other j ijPuahi;- 16 then he said — <When ye act as mid wives unto the Hebrew women > then shall ye look out for the sex, — ^ <If it is ||a son||> then shall ye kill it. But <if it is ||a daughter||> then shall it live. 1^ But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt spake' unto them, — but suffered" the male children to live. i"* Then called the king of Egypt for the midwives, and said to them — Wherefore' have ye done this thing, — that ye should let the male children live ? I'* And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because <not like the Egyjatian women > are the Hebrew women, — for they' are llfull of lifell, <ere yet the midwife can come in unto them> they have given birth. 20 So then God dealt well with the midwives, — and the people multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty. -' And it came to pass, < because the midwives feared God> that he made for then) hou.seholds. " Ml : "ci-ushinH-ly." i" Or : " look upf)n the stool." >= N.B. : Cau.sative = per- missive. Heb. : waite- l}!l>l"l"" ; lit. "caused to live." <" Or: "but"— O.G.474». ». ' " Are wont to bear "— o.a.
