Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
These are the names of the sons of Israel who went
to
Egypt with Jacob ,
each
with
his
family
:
Now
these are the names of the sons of Israel ,
who came
into
Egypt (every
man
and
his
household
came
with Jacob )
:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah ;
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah ,
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin ;
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin ,
Dan and Naphtali ;
Gad and Asher.
Dan and Naphtali ,
Gad and Asher.
The descendants
of Jacob numbered
seventy in
all,
including
Joseph ,
who
was already
in Egypt.
And
all
the souls
that
came
out
of the
loins
of
Jacob were
seventy souls:
and
Joseph was in Egypt already
.
Now
Joseph and all his brothers
and all that generation died,
And
Joseph died,
and all his brethren,
and all that generation .
but
the Israelites
were fruitful and increased rapidly;
they
multiplied
and became
exceedingly
numerous
, so
that
the land was filled with them.
And
the children
of
Israel
were fruitful ,
and increased abundantly,
and multiplied
, and
waxed
exceeding
mighty;
and
the land was filled with them.
Then
a new king, who did
not know
Joseph ,
came
to
power
in
Egypt
.
Now
there
arose
a new king over
Egypt
, who knew
not Joseph.
“Look,”
he said to
his people, “
the Israelites
have
become
too
numerous
and too
powerful
for
us.
And
he said unto
his people, Behold,
the people
of
the
children
of
Israel
are
more
and mightier
than
we:
Come, let us deal shrewdly
with them, or
they will
increase
even
more;
and if
a
war
breaks
out, they may
join our enemies, fight against us, and leave
the country
. ”
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
.
So
the
Egyptians
appointed
taskmasters
over the
Israelites
to oppress
them with forced
labor
. As
a
result,
they built Pithom
and
Rameses
as
store
cities
for Pharaoh.
Therefore
they
did
set
over them
taskmasters
to afflict
them with their
burdens
. And
they built for Pharaoh store-cities,
Pithom
and
Raamses
.
But the more they were
oppressed
, the more they multiplied and flourished;
so
the Egyptians
came
to
dread
the Israelites
.
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
.
They
worked
the Israelites
ruthlessly
And
the Egyptians
made
the
children
of
Israel
to
serve
with
rigor:
and made their lives bitter with hard labor
in brick
and
mortar, and with
all kinds
of work
in the fields.
Every
service they imposed
was
harsh
.
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
.
Then
the king of Egypt said
to the Hebrew midwives, whose
names
were
Shiphrah and Puah ,
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 :
“
When you
help
the Hebrew women give
birth
, observe
them on
the birthstools.
If the
child
is
a son, kill him; but if it is
a daughter, let
her
live. ”
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.
The midwives ,
however,
feared God and did not do
as the king of Egypt had
instructed;
they
let
the boys
live
.
But
the midwives feared God ,
and did not as the king of Egypt commanded
them,
but
saved
the men-children
alive
.
So
the king of Egypt summoned
the midwives and asked
them, “
Why have you
done this ?
Why
have you
let
the boys
live
? ”
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
?
The midwives answered
Pharaoh, “
The Hebrew women are not like
the Egyptian women ,
for they are vigorous
and give
birth
before
a
midwife arrives
. ”
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
.
So
God was
good
to
the midwives ,
and the people multiplied and became
even
more
numerous
.
And
God dealt
well
with
the midwives :
and the people multiplied ,
and waxed
very
mighty
.
And because the midwives feared God, He gave
them families
of
their
own
.
And it
came
to
pass,
because the midwives feared God, that
he made
them households
.
Then
Pharaoh commanded
all his people :
“
Every son born to
the
Hebrews
you
must
throw
into the Nile
, but
every daughter you
may
allow
to
live
. ”
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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