Exodus 1:8

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“Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.”

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BSBPD

“Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And there riseth a new king over Egypt, who hath not known Joseph,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 1:8 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
  2. Exodus 3:9And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.
  3. Exodus 3:16Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.
  4. Judges 2:10After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
  5. Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
  6. Ecclesiastes 9:15Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
  7. Acts 7:18Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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