| Chapter 1 |
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Kai tauta einai ta onomata twn uiwn Israhl, twn eiselqontwn eiV Aigupton meta tou Iakwb× ekastoV meta thV oikogeneiaV autou eishlqon. |
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Roubhn, Sumewn, Leui kai IoudaV, |
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Issacar, Zaboulwn kai Beniamin, |
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Dan kai Nefqali, Gad kai Ashr. |
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Kai pasai ai yucai ai exelqousai ek tou mhrou tou Iakwb hsan yucai ebdomhkonta× o de Iwshf hto hdh en Aiguptw. |
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Eteleuthse de o Iwshf kai panteV oi adelfoi autou, kai pasa h genea ekeinh. |
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Kai huxhnqhsan oi uioi Israhl kai eplhqunqhsan, kai epollaplasiasqhsan, kai enedunamwqhsan sfodra, wste o topoV egemisen ap' autwn. |
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Eshkwqh de neoV basileuV epi thn Aigupton, ostiV den egnwrize ton Iwshf. |
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Kai eipe proV ton laon autou, Idou, o laoV twn uiwn Israhl einai polu plhqoV kai iscuroteroV hmwn× |
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elqete, aV sofisqwmen kat' autwn, dia na mh pollaplasiasqwsi, kai an sumbh polemoV enwqwsi kai outoi meta twn ecqrwn hmwn kai polemhswsin hmaV kai anacwrhswsin ek tou topou. |
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Katesthsan loipon ep' autouV epistataV twn ergasiwn, dia na kataqlibwsin autouV me ta barh autwn× kai wkodomhsan eiV ton Faraw poleiV apoqhkwn, thn Piqwm kai thn Ramessh. |
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Oson omwV kateqlibon autouV, tosw mallon eplhqunonto kai huxanonto. Kai oi Aiguptioi apestrefonto touV uiouV Israhl. |
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Kai katedunasteuon oi Aiguptioi touV uiouV Israhl austhrwV× |
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kai katepikrainon thn zwhn autwn dia thV sklhraV douleiaV eiV ton phlon kai eiV taV plinqouV, kai eiV pasaV taV ergasiaV twn pediadwn× pasai ai ergasiai autwn, me taV opoiaV katedunasteuon autouV, hsan austhrai. |
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Kai elalhsen o basileuV twn Aiguptiwn proV taV maiaV twn Ebraiwn, ek twn opoiwn h mia wnomazeto Sepfwra, kai h allh Foua, |
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kai eipen, Otan maieuhte taV EbraiaV kai idhte autaV epi thV gennaV, ean men hnai arsenikon, qanatonete auto× ean de hnai qhlukon, tote aV zhsh. |
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Efobhqhsan de ai maiai ton Qeon kai den ekamnon wV eipe proV autaV o basileuV thV Aiguptou, all' afinon zwnta ta arsenika. |
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KalesaV de o basileuV thV Aiguptou taV maiaV, eipe proV autaV, Dia ti ekamete to pragma touto, kai afinete zwnta ta arsenika; |
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Kai apekriqhsan ai maiai proV ton Faraw, Oti ai Ebraiai den einai wV ai gunaikeV thV Aiguptou× dioti einai eurwstoi kai gennwsi prin eiselqwsin eiV autaV ai maiai. |
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O de QeoV hgaqopoiei taV maiaV× kai eplhquneto o laoV kai enedunamouto sfodra. |
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Kai epeidh ai maiai efobounto ton Qeon, ekamen eiV autaV oikouV. |
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O de Faraw prosetaxe panta ton laon autou, legwn, Pan arsenikon to opoion gennhqh, eiV ton potamon riptete auto× pan de qhlukon, afinete na zh. |