Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
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.
All
the souls
who
came
out
of the
Jacob's
body
were
seventy souls
, and
Joseph was in Egypt already
.
Now
Joseph and
all his brothers and all that generation died,
Joseph died,
as
did
all his brothers ,
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.
The children
of
Israel
were fruitful ,
and increased abundantly,
and
multiplied ,
and grew
exceedingly 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 didn't
know Joseph.
“Look,”
he said to his people, “
the Israelites
have
become
too
numerous
and too
powerful
for
us
.
He said to 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
happen
that
when
any
war breaks out, they also
join themselves
to
our enemies, and
fight against us, and escape
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
set
taskmasters over them
to afflict
them with their
burdens
. They built storage
cities for Pharaoh :
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
out.
They
were
grieved
because
of
the children
of
Israel
.
They
worked
the Israelites
ruthlessly
The Egyptians
ruthlessly made
the
children
of
Israel
serve,
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 ,
in
which
they ruthlessly
made
them
serve
.
Then
the king of Egypt said
to the Hebrew midwives, whose
names
were
Shiphrah and Puah,
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,
“
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 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. "
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 didn't
do what
the king of Egypt commanded
them,
but
saved
the baby
boys alive
.
So
the king of Egypt summoned
the midwives and asked
them, “
Why have you done this ?
Why
have you
let
the boys
live
? ”
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
? "
The midwives answered
Pharaoh, “
The Hebrew women are
not
like the Egyptian women ,
for they are vigorous and give birth before a
midwife arrives
. ”
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
. "
So
God was
good
to
the midwives, and the people multiplied and became
even
more
numerous
.
God dealt
well
with
the midwives, and the people multiplied ,
and grew
very
mighty
.
And
because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of
their
own
.
It
happened,
because the midwives feared God, that
he gave them families.
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
. ”
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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