Exodus 1:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Come,הָ֥בָה
(ha·vah)
3051: to givea prim. root
let us deal wiselyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה
(nit·chak·ke·mah)
2449: to be wisea prim. root
with them, or elseפֶּן־
(pen-)
6435: lestof uncertain derivation
they will multiplyיִרְבֶּ֗ה
(yir·beh)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
and in the eventוְהָיָ֞ה
(ve·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
of war,מִלְחָמָה֙
(mil·cha·mah)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
they will alsoגַּם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
joinוְנֹוסַ֤ף
(ve·no·v·saf)
3254: to adda prim. root
themselves to those who 
 
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
hateשֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּ
(so·ne·'ei·nu,)
8130: to hatea prim. root
us, and fightוְנִלְחַם־
(ve·nil·cham-)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
against us and departוְעָלָ֥ה
(ve·'a·lah)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
from the land."הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Come on
yahab  (yaw-hab')
to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come -- ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.
let us deal wisely
chakam  (khaw-kam')
exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
with them lest they multiply
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
and it come to pass that when there falleth out
qara'  (kaw-raw')
befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.
any war
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
they
huw'  (hoo)
the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it)
join
yacaph  (yaw-saf')
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
also unto our enemies
sane'  (saw-nay')
to hate (personally) -- enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, utterly.
and fight
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
against us and so get them up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
out of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Come, let us deal wisely with them, or else they will multiply and in the event of war, they will also join themselves to those who hate us, and fight against us and depart from the land."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise they will multiply further, and if war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."

International Standard Version
Come on, let's be careful how we treat them, so that when they grow numerous, if a war breaks out they won't join our enemies, fight against us, and leave our land."

NET Bible
Come, let's deal wisely with them. Otherwise they will continue to multiply, and if a war breaks out, they will ally themselves with our enemies and fight against us and leave the country."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We have to outsmart them, or they'll increase in number. Then, if war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."

King James 2000 Bible
Come, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there come upon us any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so escape out of the land.
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