Exodus 1:18
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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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
20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.Select Exodus 1:20
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WEB
1:18 The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?”
ASV
1:18 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?
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