Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Now
these are the names of the children
of Israel ,
which
came
into
Egypt ;
every
man
and
his
household
came
with Jacob .
These are the names of the sons
of Israel who
went
to
Egypt with Jacob ,
each
with
his
family:
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.
And
all
the souls
that
came
out
of
the
loins
of Jacob were
seventy souls:
for
Joseph was in Egypt already
.
The descendants
of Jacob numbered
seventy in
all,
including
Joseph ,
who
was already
in Egypt.
And
Joseph died,
and all his brethren,
and all that generation .
Now
Joseph and all his brothers
and all that generation died,
And
the children
of
Israel
were fruitful ,
and increased abundantly,
and
multiplied,
and
waxed
exceeding
mighty
; and the land was filled with them.
but
the Israelites
were fruitful and increased rapidly
; they
multiplied
and became
exceedingly
numerous,
so
that
the land was filled with them.
Now
there
arose
up
a new king over
Egypt
, which
knew
not Joseph.
Then
a new king, who
did
not know
Joseph ,
came
to
power
in
Egypt
.
And
he said unto
his people, Behold,
the
people
of
the children
of
Israel
are
more
and mightier
than
we:
“Look,”
he said to
his people, “
the Israelites
have
become
too
numerous
and too
powerful
for
us.
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
.
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
. ”
Therefore
they
did
set
over
them
taskmasters to afflict
them with their
burdens
. And
they built for
Pharaoh
treasure
cities,
Pithom and Raamses
.
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
.
But the more they afflicted
them
, the more they multiplied and grew.
And
they
were
grieved
because
of
the children
of
Israel
.
But the more they were
oppressed
, the more they multiplied and flourished;
so
the Egyptians
came
to
dread
the
Israelites
.
And
the
Egyptians
made
the children
of
Israel
to
serve
with
rigor:
They
worked
the Israelites
ruthlessly
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
.
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
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 :
Then
the king of Egypt said
to the Hebrew midwives, whose
names
were
Shiphrah and Puah ,
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.
“
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. ”
But
the midwives feared God ,
and did not as the king of Egypt commanded
them,
but
saved
the men
children
alive
.
The midwives ,
however,
feared God and did not do
as the king of Egypt had
instructed;
they
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
?
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 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
.
The midwives answered
Pharaoh, “
The Hebrew women are not like
the Egyptian women ,
for they are vigorous
and give
birth
before
a
midwife
arrives
. ”
Therefore
God dealt
well
with
the midwives :
and the people multiplied ,
and waxed
very
mighty
.
So
God was
good
to
the midwives ,
and the people multiplied and became
even
more
numerous
.
And it
came
to
pass,
because the midwives feared God, that
he made
them houses
.
And because the midwives feared God, He gave
them families
of
their
own
.
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
.
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
. ”
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