15. Jacob went down to Egypt and died, he and our fathers.
16. They were carried to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
17. “But as the time drew near for the promise God had sworn to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt—
18. until ‘there arose another king over Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph.’
19. Dealing with our people with cruel cunning, this king mistreated our fathers and forced them to abandon their infants so they would not survive.
20. “At this time Moses was born—extraordinary before God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.