And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: He said unto his people - He probably summoned a council of his nobles and elders to consider the subject; and the result was to persecute and destroy them, as is afterwards stated.
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Exodus 1:9
9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: