Exodus 1:10
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Come let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply: and if any war shall rise against us, join with our enemies, and having overcome us, depart out of the land.

Come on.

Psalm 10:2 Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise.

Psalm 83:3,4 They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints. . . .

Proverbs 1:11 Let us swallow him up alive like hell, and whole as one that goeth down into the pit.

wisely.

Numbers 22:6 Come therefore, and curse this people, because it is mightier than I: if by any means I may beat them and drive them out of my land: for I know that he whom thou shalt bless is blessed, and he whom thou shalt curse is cursed.

Job 5:13 Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked:

Psalm 105:25 He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.

Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.

Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.

Acts 7:19 This same, dealing craftily with our race, afflicted our fathers, that they should expose their children, to the end they might not be kept alive.

Acts 23:12 And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they killed Paul.

1 Corinthians 3:18-20 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. . . .

James 3:15-18 For this is not wisdom, descending from above: but earthly, sensual, devilish. . . .

Context
Oppression by a New King
9And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we. 10Come let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply: and if any war shall rise against us, join with our enemies, and having overcome us, depart out of the land.11Therefore he set over them masters of the works, to afflict them with burdens: and they built for Pharao cities of tabernacles, Phithom, and Ramesses.…
Cross References
Acts 7:19
This same, dealing craftily with our race, afflicted our fathers, that they should expose their children, to the end they might not be kept alive.

Psalm 105:25
He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.

Lexicon
Come,
הָ֥בָה (hā·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3051: To give, to put, imperatively, come

we must deal shrewdly with them,
נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה (niṯ·ḥak·kə·māh)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2449: To be wise

or
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 6435: Removal, lest

they will increase even more;
יִרְבֶּ֗ה (yir·beh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great

and if
וְהָיָ֞ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a war
מִלְחָמָה֙ (mil·ḥā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war

breaks out,
תִקְרֶ֤אנָה (ṯiq·re·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7122: To encounter, befall

they
הוּא֙ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

may join
וְנוֹסַ֤ף (wə·nō·w·sap̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3254: To add, augment

our enemies,
שֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּ (śō·nə·’ê·nū)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8130: To hate

fight against us,
וְנִלְחַם־ (wə·nil·ḥam-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

and leave
וְעָלָ֥ה (wə·‘ā·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

the country.”
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land


Additional Translations
Come, we must deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falls out any war, they join also to our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.

come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land.

come then, let us deal craftily with them, lest at any time they be increased, and whensoever war shall happen to us, these also shall be added to our enemies, and having prevailed against us in war, they will depart out of the land.

Come on, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass that, if war occur, they take side with our enemies and fight against us, and go up out of the land.

come, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land.

Come, let us deal wisely with them: lest they multiply, and it shall come to pass, that when there falleth out any war, they will join with our enemies, and fight against us, and depart from the land.

Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and fight against us, and escape out of the land."

give help! let us act wisely concerning it, lest it multiply, and it hath come to pass, when war happeneth, that it hath been joined, even it, unto those hating us, and hath fought against us, and hath gone out up of the land.'
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