Top Verses from Exodus 1  

The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all; Joseph was already in Egypt. (NIV)

All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. (AMP)

And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. (KJV)

Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher. (NIV)

Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. (AMP)

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. (KJV)

Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin (NIV)

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin (AMP)

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, (KJV)

But the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them. (NIV)

But the descendants of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, and the land was full of them. (AMP)

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. (KJV)

Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?" (NIV)

So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, Why have you done this thing and allowed the male children to live? (AMP)

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? (KJV)

Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died (NIV)

Then Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. (AMP)

And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. (KJV)

These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: (NIV)

THESE ARE the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: (AMP)

Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. (KJV)

"Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country." (NIV)

Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply more and, should war befall us, they join our enemies, fight against us, and escape out of the land. (AMP)

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. (KJV)

Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. (NIV)

Now a new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph. (AMP)

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. (KJV)

"Look," he said to his people, "the Israelites have become far too numerous for us." (NIV)

He said to his people, Behold, the Israelites are too many and too mighty for us [and they outnumber us both in people and in strength]. (AMP)

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: (KJV)