King James Version
Exodus 1:8 in the King James Version says “Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.”
Exodus 1:8 · KJV
And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
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“Now there arose up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“which knew”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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