3. Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
4. Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
5. The total number of Jacob's children and grandchildren was 70. Joseph was already in Egypt.
6. Joseph and all of his brothers died. So did all of their children.
7. The people of Israel had many children. They greatly increased their numbers. There were so many of them that they filled the land.
8. Then a new king came to power in Egypt. He didn't know anything about Joseph.
9. "Look," he said to his people. "The Israelites are far too many for us.
10. Come. We must deal with them carefully. If we don't, they will increase their numbers even more. Then if war breaks out, they'll join our enemies. They'll fight against us and leave the country."