Verse 5

And Pharaoh said, Truly, the people of the land are increasing in number, and you are keeping them back from their work.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 1:7-9 : 7 And the children of Israel were fertile, increasing very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them. 8 Now a new king came to power in Egypt, who had no knowledge of Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, See, the people of Israel are greater in number and in power than we are: 10 Let us take care for fear that their numbers may become even greater, and if there is a war, they may be joined with those who are against us, and make an attack on us, and go up out of the land. 11 So they put overseers of forced work over them, in order to make their strength less by the weight of their work. And they made store-towns for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses.
• Prov 14:28 : 28 A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.