⁸ A new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. ⁹ He said to his people, ‘Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.^{(A) 10} Come, let’s deal shrewdly with them; otherwise they will multiply further, and when war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.’^(B)

²² Pharaoh then commanded all his people, ‘You must throw every son born to the Hebrews into the Nile, but let every daughter live.’^(A)