Exodus 1:17
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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15And 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:Select Exodus 1:15
16And 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.Select Exodus 1:16
17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.Select Exodus 1:17
18And 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?Select Exodus 1:18
19And 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.Select Exodus 1:19
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WEB
1:17 But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.
ASV
1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.
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