Exodus 1:12
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordBut the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
— Exodus 1:12, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They were grieved because of the children of Israel.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and as they afflict it, so it multiplieth, and so it breaketh forth, and they are vexed because of the sons of Israel;