Exodus 1
Israel Multiplies in Egypt
1Now these are the anames of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came each one ▼▼ Lit and
with his household: 2Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; 3Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; 4Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 5All the ▼▼ Lit souls
persons who came from the loins of Jacob were dseventy ▼▼ Lit as to souls
in number, but Joseph was already in Egypt. 6 fJoseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. 7But the sons of Israel gwere fruitful and ▼▼ Lit swarmed
increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly ▼▼ Or numerous
mighty, so that the land was filled with them. 8Now a new jking arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 kHe said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are ▼▼ Or too many and too mighty for us
more and mightier than we. 10“Come, let us mdeal wisely with them, or else they will multiply and ▼▼ Lit it came about when war befalls that
in the event of war, they will also join themselves to those who hate us, and fight against us and ▼▼ Lit go up from
depart from the land.” 11So they appointed ptaskmasters over them to afflict them with ▼▼ Lit their burdens
,
rhard labor. And they built for Pharaoh sstorage cities, Pithom and tRaamses. 12But the more they afflicted them, uthe more they multiplied and the more they ▼▼ Lit broke forth
spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel. 13The Egyptians compelled the sons of Israel wto labor rigorously; 14and they made xtheir lives bitter with hard labor in mortar and bricks and at all kinds of labor in the field, all their labors which they rigorously ▼▼ Lit worked through them
imposed on them. 15Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom ▼▼ Lit the name was
was named Shiphrah and the other ▼▼ Lit the name was
was named Puah; 16and he said, “When you are helping the Hebrew women to give birth and see them upon the birthstool, abif it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.” 17But the midwives ▼▼ Or revered
,
adfeared God, and aedid not do as the king of Egypt had ▼▼ Lit spoken to
commanded them, but let the boys live. 18So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and let the boys live?” 19The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife ▼▼ Lit comes to
can get to them.” 20So ahGod was good to the midwives, and aithe people multiplied, and became very ▼▼ Or numerous
mighty. 21Because the midwives ▼▼ Or revered
,
alfeared God, He ▼▼ Lit made
,
anestablished ▼▼ Or families
households for them. 22Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, ap“Every son who is born ▼▼ Some versions insert to the Hebrews
you are to cast into arthe Nile, and every daughter you are to keep alive.”
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