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World English Bible Classic
[1] Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob): [2] Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, [3] Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, [4] Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. [5] All the souls who came out of Jacob’s body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already. [6] Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation. [7] The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them. [8] Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who didn’t know Joseph. [9] He said to his people, “Behold,§ the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we. [10] Come, let’s deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies and fight against us, and escape out of the land.” [11] Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses. [12] But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They started to dread the children of Israel. [13] The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve, [14] and they made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve. [15] The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah, [16] and he said, “When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.” [17] But the midwives feared God,§ and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive. [18] The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?” [19] The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” [20] God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty. [21] Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. [22] Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
Footnotes
- § 1:9 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
- § 1:17 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
King James Version
[1] Now these are the names H8034 of the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 which came H935 (QalActPtc) into Egypt; H4714 every man H376 and his household H1004 came H935 (QalPerf) with Jacob. H3290 [2] Reuben, H7205 Simeon, H8095 Levi, H3878 and Judah, H3063 [3] Issachar, H3485 Zebulun, H2074 and Benjamin, H1144 [4] Dan, H1835 and Naphtali, H5321 Gad, H1410 and Asher. H836 [5] And all the souls H5315 that came out H3318 (QalActPtc) of the loins H3409§ of Jacob H3290 were seventy H7657 souls: H5315 for Joseph H3130 was in Egypt H4714 already. [6] And Joseph H3130 died, H4191 (QalImpf) and all his brethren, H251 and all that generation. H1755 [7] And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 were fruitful, H6509 (QalPerf) and increased abundantly, H8317 (QalImpf) and multiplied, H7235 (QalImpf) and waxed exceeding H3966 mighty; H6105 (QalImpf) and the land H776 was filled H4390 (NiphImpf) with them. [8] Now there arose up H6965 (QalImpf) a new H2319 king H4428 over Egypt, H4714 which knew H3045 (QalPerf) not Joseph. H3130 [9] And he said H559 (QalImpf) unto his people, H5971 Behold, the people H5971 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 are more H7227 and mightier H6099 than we: [10] come on, H3051 (QalImpv) let us deal wisely H2449 (HithImpf) with them; lest they multiply, H7235 (QalImpf) and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out H7122 (QalImpf) any war, H4421 they H1931 join H3254 (NiphPerf) also unto our enemies, H8130 (QalActPtc) and fight H3898 (NiphPerf) against us, and so get them up H5927 (QalPerf) out of the land. H776 [11] Therefore they did set H7760 (QalImpf) over them taskmasters H4522 to afflict H6031 (PielInf) them with their burdens. H5450 And they built H1129 (QalImpf) for Pharaoh H6547 treasure H4543 cities, H5892 Pithom H6619 and Raamses. H7486 [12] But the more they afflicted H6031 (PielImpf) them, the more H3651 they multiplied H7235 (QalImpf)§ and grew. H6555 (QalImpf) And they were grieved H6973 (QalImpf) because H6440 of the children H1121 of Israel. H3478 [13] And the Egyptians H4714 made H5647 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 to serve H5647 (HiphImpf) with rigour: H6531 [14] and they made H4843 their lives H2416 bitter H4843 (PielImpf) with hard H7186 bondage, H5656 in morter, H2563 and in brick, H3843 and in all manner of service H5656 in the field: H7704 all their service, H5656 wherein they made them serve, H5647 (QalPerf) was with rigour. H6531 [15] And the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 spake H559 (QalImpf) to the Hebrew H5680 midwives, H3205 (PielPtc) of which the name H8034 of the one H259 was Shiphrah, H8236 and the name H8034 of the other H8145 Puah: H6326 [16] and he said, H559 (QalImpf) When ye do the office of a midwife H3205 (PielInf) to the Hebrew women, H5680 and see H7200 (QalPerf) them upon the stools; H70 if it be a son, H1121 then ye shall kill H4191 (HiphPerf) him: but if it be a daughter, H1323 then she shall live. H2425 (QalPerf) [17] But the midwives H3205 (PielPtc) feared H3372 (QalImpf) God, H430 and did H6213 (QalPerf) not as the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 commanded H1696 (PielPerf) them, but saved H2421 the men children H3206 alive. H2421 (PielImpf) [18] And the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 called H7121 (QalImpf) for the midwives, H3205 (PielPtc) and said H559 (QalImpf) unto them, Why H4069 have ye done H6213 (QalPerf) this thing, H1697 and have saved H2421 the men children H3206 alive? H2421 (PielImpf) [19] And the midwives H3205 (PielPtc) said H559 (QalImpf) unto Pharaoh, H6547 Because the Hebrew H5680 women H802 are not as the Egyptian women; H4713 for they are lively, H2422 and are delivered H3205 (QalPerf) ere H2962 the midwives H3205 (PielPtc) come in H935 (QalImpf) unto them. [20] Therefore God H430 dealt well H3190 (HiphImpf) with the midwives: H3205 (PielPtc) and the people H5971 multiplied, H7235 (QalImpf) and waxed very H3966 mighty. H6105 (QalImpf) [21] And it came to pass, because the midwives H3205 (PielPtc) feared H3372 (QalPerf) God, H430 that he made H6213 (QalImpf) them houses. H1004 [22] And Pharaoh H6547 charged H6680 (PielImpf) all his people, H5971 saying, H559 (QalInf) Every son H1121 that is born H3209 ye shall cast H7993 (HiphImpf) into the river, H2975 and every daughter H1323 ye shall save alive. H2421 (PielImpf)
Footnotes
- § 1:5 Heb. thigh
- § 1:12 Heb. and as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc
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