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.