Exodus Chapter 1, Verse 9
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9: And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the
children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
9: And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:
The statement that "the people of the children of Israel" (ישׂראל בּני עם lit., "nation, viz., the sons of Israel;" for עם with the dist. accent is not the construct state, and ישראל בני is in apposition, cf. Ges. §113) were "more and mightier" than the Egyptians, is no doubt an exaggeration.
