Psalm 105:12 in the World English Bible
when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
Context
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;