Exodus 1:12
ESV, NIV, KJV · TruthBound Bible
ESV
But the more they were oppressed , the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel .
NIV
But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites
KJV
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.