3. Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
4. Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5. The total number of these people directly descended from Jacob was seventy. His son Joseph was already in Egypt.
6. In the course of time Joseph, his brothers, and all the rest of that generation died,
7. but their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and became so numerous and strong that Egypt was filled with them.
8. Then, a new king, who knew nothing about Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
9. He said to his people, “These Israelites are so numerous and strong that they are a threat to us.
20-21. Because the midwives feared God, he was good to them and gave them families of their own. And the Israelites continued to increase and become strong.
22. Finally the king issued a command to all his people: “Take every newborn Hebrew boy and throw him into the Nile, but let all the girls live.”