Exodus 1

1 These are the names of the children of Israel, that went into Egypt with Jacob: they went in, every man with his household:

Now these [are] the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

2 Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda,

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

3 Issachar, Zabulon, and Benjamin,

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

4 Dan, and Nephtali, Gad and Aser.

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5 And all the souls that came out of Jacob’s thigh, were seventy: but Joseph was in Egypt.

And all the souls that descended from Jacob, were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already].

6 After he was dead, and all his brethren, and all that generation,

And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

7 The children of Israel increased, and sprung up into multitudes, and growing exceedingly strong they filled the land.

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

8 In the mean time there arose a new king over Egypt, that knew not Joseph:

Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

9 And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.

And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we.

10 Come, let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply: and if any war shall rise against us, join with our enemies, and having overcome us, depart out of the land.

Come, let us deal wisely with them: lest they multiply, and it shall come to pass, that when there falleth out any war, they will join with our enemies, and fight against us, and depart from the land.

11 Therefore he set over them masters of the works, to afflict them with burdens, and they built for Pharao cities of tabernacles, Phithom and Ramesses.

Therefore they set over them task-masters, to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure-cities, Pithom, and Raamses.

12 But the more they oppressed them, the more they were multiplied, and increased:

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

13 And the Egyptians hated the children of Israel, and afflicted them and mocked them:

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor.

14 And they made their life bitter with hard works in clay, and brick, and with all manner of service, wherewith they were overcharged in the works of the earth.

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 in which they made them serve, [was] with rigor.

15 And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua,

And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives (of which the name of one [was] Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: )

16 Commanding them: When you shall do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery is come: if it be a man child, kill it: if a woman, keep it alive.

And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see [them] upon the stools; if it [shall be] a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it [shall be] a daughter, then she shall live.

17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male-children alive.

18 And the king called for them and said: What is that you meant to do, that you would save the men children?

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the male-children alive?

19 They answered: The Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they themselves are skillful in the office of a midwife; and they are delivered before we come to them.

And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women: for they [are] lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in to them.

20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied and grew exceedingly strong.

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.

21 And because the midwives feared God, he built them houses.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

22 Pharao therefore charged all his people, saying: Whatsoever shall be born of the male sex, ye shall cast into the river: whatsoever of the female, ye shall save alive.

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.