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