Exodus 1

¹Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt (euery man and his housholde came thither with Iaakob)

²Reuben, Simeon, Leui, and Iudah,

³Issachar, Zebulun, and Beniamin,

⁴Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

⁵So al the soules, that came out of the loines of Iaakob, were seuentie soules: Ioseph was in Egypt already.

⁶Nowe Ioseph died and all his brethren, and that whole generation.

⁷And the children of Israel brought foorth fruite and encreased in aboundance, and were multiplied, and were exceeding mightie, so that the land was full of them.

⁸Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who knewe not Ioseph.

⁹And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

¹⁰Come, let vs worke wisely with them, least they multiplie, and it come to passe, that if there be warre, they ioyne them selues also vnto our enemies, and fight against vs, and get them out of the land.

¹¹Therefore did they set taskemasters ouer them, to keepe the vnder with burdens: and they built the cities Pithom and Raamses for the treasures of Pharaoh.

¹²But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they were more grieued against the children of Israel.

¹³Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.