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The Book of Exodus, Chapter 1, Verse 3

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Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
King James Version
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
American Standard Version
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
New English Translation
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
World English Bible
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
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Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already].
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And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
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And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
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Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
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And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we:
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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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Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
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But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
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And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: