¹ Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which 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 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

⁶ And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

⁷ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

⁸ Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

⁹ And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

¹⁰ Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.

¹¹ Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

¹² But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

¹³ And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor:

¹⁴ And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigor.

¹⁵ And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

¹⁶ And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

¹⁸ And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

¹⁹ And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

²⁰ Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

²¹ And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

²² And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

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¹ Now these are the names ^H8034 of the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 which came ^H935 into Egypt; ^H4714 every man ^H376 and his household ^H1004 came ^H935 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 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 and all his brethren, ^H251 and all that generation. ^H1755

⁷ And the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 were fruitful, ^H6509 and increased abundantly, ^H8317 and multiplied, ^H7235 and waxed exceeding ^{H3966 H3966} mighty; ^H6105 and the land ^H776 was filled ^H4390 with them.

⁸ Now there arose up ^H6965 a new ^H2319 king ^H4428 over Egypt, ^H4714 which knew ^H3045 not Joseph. ^H3130

⁹ And he said ^H559 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 let us deal wisely ^H2449 with them; lest they multiply, ^H7235 and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out ^H7122 any war, ^H4421 they ^H1931 join ^H3254 also unto our enemies, ^H8130 and fight ^H3898 against us, and so get them up ^H5927 out of the land. ^H776

¹¹ Therefore they did set ^H7760 over them taskmasters ^{H4522 H8269} to afflict ^H6031 them with their burdens. ^H5450 And they built ^H1129 for Pharaoh ^H6547 treasure ^H4543 cities, ^H5892 Pithom ^H6619 and Raamses. ^H7486

¹² But the more they afflicted ^H6031 them, the more ^H3651 they multiplied ^H7235 and grew. ^H6555 And they were grieved ^H6973 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 with rigour: ^H6531

¹⁴ And they made ^H4843 their lives ^H2416 bitter ^H4843 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 was with rigour. ^H6531

¹⁵ And the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 spake ^H559 to the Hebrew ^H5680 midwives, ^H3205 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 When ye do the office of a midwife ^H3205 to the Hebrew women, ^H5680 and see ^H7200 them upon the stools; ^H70 if it be a son, ^H1121 then ye shall kill ^H4191 him: but if it be a daughter, ^H1323 then she shall live. ^H2425

¹⁷ But the midwives ^H3205 feared ^H3372 God, ^H430 and did ^H6213 not as the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 commanded ^H1696 them, but saved ^H2421 the men children ^H3206 alive. ^H2421

¹⁸ And the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 called ^H7121 for the midwives, ^H3205 and said ^H559 unto them, Why ^H4069 have ye done ^H6213 this thing, ^H1697 and have saved ^H2421 the men children ^H3206 alive? ^H2421

¹⁹ And the midwives ^H3205 said ^H559 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 ere ^H2962 the midwives ^H3205 come in ^H935 unto them.

²⁰ Therefore God ^H430 dealt well ^H3190 with the midwives: ^H3205 and the people ^H5971 multiplied, ^H7235 and waxed very ^H3966 mighty. ^H6105

²¹ And it came to pass, because the midwives ^H3205 feared ^H3372 God, ^H430 that he made ^H6213 them houses. ^H1004

²² And Pharaoh ^H6547 charged ^H6680 all his people, ^H5971 saying, ^H559 Every son ^H1121 that is born ^H3209 ye shall cast ^H7993 into the river, ^H2975 and every daughter ^H1323 ye shall save alive. ^H2421

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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 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: and Joseph was in Egypt already.

⁶ And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

⁷ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

⁸ Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

⁹ And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

¹⁰ come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land.

¹¹ Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses.

¹² But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

¹³ And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor:

¹⁴ and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, wherein they made them serve with rigor.

¹⁵ And the king of Egypt spake 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 ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

¹⁸ And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?

¹⁹ And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.

²⁰ And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

²¹ And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.

²² And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

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¹ And these `are' the names of the sons of Israel who are coming into Egypt with Jacob; a man and his household have they come;

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

⁴ Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

⁵ And all the persons coming out of the thigh of Jacob are seventy persons; as to Joseph, he was in Egypt.

⁶ And Joseph dieth, and all his brethren, and all that generation;

⁷ and the sons of Israel have been fruitful, and they teem, and multiply, and are very very mighty, and the land is filled with them.

⁸ And there riseth a new king over Egypt, who hath not known Joseph,

⁹ and he saith unto his people, `Lo, the people of the sons of Israel `is' more numerous and mighty than we;

¹⁰ give help! let us act wisely concerning it, lest it multiply, and it hath come to pass, when war happeneth, that it hath been joined, even it, unto those hating us, and hath fought against us, and hath gone out up of the land.'

¹¹ And they set over it princes of tribute, so as to afflict it with their burdens, and it buildeth store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses;

¹² and as they afflict it, so it multiplieth, and so it breaketh forth, and they are vexed because of the sons of Israel;

¹³ and the Egyptians cause the sons of Israel to serve with rigour,

¹⁴ and make their lives bitter in hard service, in clay, and in brick, and in every `kind' of service in the field; all their service in which they have served `is' with rigour.

¹⁵ And the king of Egypt speaketh to the midwives, the Hebrewesses, (of whom the name of the one `is' Shiphrah, and the name of the second Puah),

¹⁶ and saith, `When ye cause the Hebrew women to bear, and have looked on the children; if it `is' a son -- then ye have put him to death; and if it `is' a daughter -- then she hath lived.'

¹⁷ And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;

¹⁸ and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, `Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?'

¹⁹ And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, `Because the Hebrew women `are' not as the Egyptian women, for they `are' lively; before the midwife cometh in unto them -- they have borne!'

²⁰ And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;

²¹ and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He maketh for them households;

²² and Pharaoh layeth a charge on all his people, saying, `Every son who is born -- into the River ye do cast him, and every daughter ye do keep alive.'

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¹ And these are the names of the sons of Israel who had come into Egypt; with Jacob had they come, each with his household:

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

⁴ Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.

⁵ And all the souls that had come out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt.

⁶ And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

⁷ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.

⁸ And there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

⁹ And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.

¹⁰ Come on, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass that, if war occur, they take side with our enemies and fight against us, and go up out of the land.

¹¹ And they set over them service-masters to oppress them with their burdens. And they built store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.

¹² But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and spread; and they were distressed because of the children of Israel.

¹³ And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with harshness;

¹⁴ and they embittered their life with hard labour in clay and bricks, and in all manner of labour in the field: all their labour with which they made them serve was with harshness.

¹⁵ And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives -- of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other was Puah --

¹⁶ and he said, When ye help the Hebrew women in bearing, and see [them] on the stool, if it be a son, then ye shall kill him, but if a daughter, then she shall live.

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.

¹⁸ And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive?

¹⁹ And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian; for they are strong, and they have borne before the midwife comes to them.

²⁰ And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.

²¹ And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

²² Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, but every daughter ye shall save alive.

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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 the 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 us 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 were grieved because of 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 manner 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 have saved the men-children 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 It happened, because the midwives feared God, that he gave them families.

²² Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, "You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive."

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¹ Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt; every man and his family came with Jacob.

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

⁵ All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons: and Joseph had come to Egypt before them.

⁶ Then Joseph came to his end, and all his brothers, and all that generation.

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.

¹² But the more cruel they were to them, the more their number increased, till all the land was full of them. And the children of Israel were hated by the Egyptians.

¹³ And they gave the children of Israel even harder work to do:

¹⁴ And made their lives bitter with hard work, making building-material and bricks, and doing all sorts of work in the fields under the hardest conditions.

¹⁵ And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew women who gave help at the time of childbirth (the name of the one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah),

¹⁶ When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.

¹⁷ But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.

¹⁸ And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?

¹⁹ And they said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are strong, and the birth takes place before we come to them.

²⁰ And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.

²¹ And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.

²² And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.