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After hundreds of years

This begins a new event. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent)

Israelites

Israelite people or people of Israel (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

Egyptians

Egyptian people or people of Egypt (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

because there were so many of them

The connecting word because connects the action (the Egyptians being afraid) with the reason (there were so many Isrealites). (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-result)

Pharaoh

Pharaoh is an Egyptian word that refers to their king. This Pharaoh was probably the son of a former Pharaoh who had died, who may have been a descendant of the Pharaoh that Joseph knew.

who was ruling Egypt at that time

This is background information about the ruler who was Pharaoh at that time. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)

made the Israelites slaves

This could mean forced the Israelites to do hard labor against their will and treated them very harshly.