Exodus 1

Study Bible

¹Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

KJVNow these are the names^H8034 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, which came^H935^(H8802) into Egypt^H4714; every man^H376 and his household^H1004 came^H935^(H8804) with Jacob^H3290.

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

KJVReuben^H7205, Simeon^H8095, Levi^H3878, and Judah^H3063,

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

KJVIssachar^H3485, Zebulun^H2074, and Benjamin^H1144,

⁴ Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

KJVDan^H1835, and Naphtali^H5321, Gad^H1410, and Asher^H836.

⁵ And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

KJVAnd all the souls^H5315 that came out^H3318^(H8802) of the loins^H3409 of Jacob^H3290 were seventy^H7657 souls^H5315: for Joseph^H3130 was in Egypt^H4714 already.

⁶ And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 died^H4191^(H8799), and all his brethren^H251, and all that generation^H1755.

⁷ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were fruitful^H6509^(H8804), and increased abundantly^H8317^(H8799), and multiplied^H7235^(H8799), and waxed exceeding^H3966^H3966 mighty^H6105^(H8799); and the land^H776 was filled^H4390^(H8735) with them.

⁸ Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

KJVNow there arose up^H6965^(H8799) a new^H2319 king^H4428 over Egypt^H4714, which knew^H3045^(H8804) not Joseph^H3130.

⁹ And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto his people^H5971, Behold, the people^H5971 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 are more^H7227 and mightier^H6099 than we:

¹⁰ 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.

KJVCome on^H3051^(H8798), let us deal wisely^H2449^(H8691) with them; lest they multiply^H7235^(H8799), and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out^H7122^(H8799) any war^H4421, they^H1931 join^H3254^(H8738) also unto our enemies^H8130^(H8802), and fight^H3898^(H8738) against us, and so get them up^H5927^(H8804) out of the land^H776.

¹¹ Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

KJVTherefore they did set^H7760^(H8799) over them taskmasters^H4522^H8269 to afflict^H6031^(H8763) them with their burdens^H5450. And they built^H1129^(H8799) for Pharaoh^H6547 treasure^H4543 cities^H5892, Pithom^H6619 and Raamses^H7486.

¹² But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

KJVBut the more they afflicted^H6031^(H8762) them, the more^H3651 they multiplied^H7235^(H8799) and grew^H6555^(H8799). And they were grieved^H6973^(H8799) because^H6440 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

¹³ And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

KJVAnd the Egyptians^H4714 made^H5647 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 to serve^H5647^(H8686) with rigour^H6531:

¹⁴ And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

KJVAnd they made^H4843 their lives^H2416 bitter^H4843^(H8762) with hard^H7186 bondage^H5656, in morter^H2563, and in brick^H3843, and in all manner of service^H5656 in the field^H7704: all their service^H5656, wherein they made them serve^H5647^(H8804), was with rigour^H6531.

¹⁵ 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:

KJVAnd the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 spake^H559^(H8799) to the Hebrew^H5680 midwives^H3205^(H8764), of which the name^H8034 of the one^H259 was Shiphrah^H8236, and the name^H8034 of the other^H8145 Puah^H6326:

¹⁶ 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.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), When ye do the office of a midwife^H3205^(H8763) to the Hebrew women^H5680, and see^H7200^(H8804) them upon the stools^H70; if it be a son^H1121, then ye shall kill^H4191^(H8689) him: but if it be a daughter^H1323, then she shall live^H2425^(H8804).

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

KJVBut the midwives^H3205^(H8764) feared^H3372^(H8799) God^H430, and did^H6213^(H8804) not as the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 commanded^H1696^(H8765) them, but saved^H2421 the men children^H3206 alive^H2421^(H8762).

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?

KJVAnd the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 called^H7121^(H8799) for the midwives^H3205^(H8764), and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Why^H4069 have ye done^H6213^(H8804) this thing^H1697, and have saved^H2421 the men children^H3206 alive^H2421^(H8762)?

¹⁹ 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.

KJVAnd the midwives^H3205^(H8764) said^H559^(H8799) unto Pharaoh^H6547, Because the Hebrew^H5680 women^H802 are not as the Egyptian women^H4713; for they are lively^H2422, and are delivered^H3205^(H8804) ere^H2962 the midwives^H3205^(H8764) come in^H935^(H8799) unto them.

²⁰ Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

KJVTherefore God^H430 dealt well^H3190^(H8686) with the midwives^H3205^(H8764): and the people^H5971 multiplied^H7235^(H8799), and waxed very^H3966 mighty^H6105^(H8799).

²¹ And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

KJVAnd it came to pass, because the midwives^H3205^(H8764) feared^H3372^(H8804) God^H430, that he made^H6213^(H8799) them houses^H1004.

²² 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.

KJVAnd Pharaoh^H6547 charged^H6680^(H8762) all his people^H5971, saying^H559^(H8800), Every son^H1121 that is born^H3209 ye shall cast^H7993^(H8686) into the river^H2975, and every daughter^H1323 ye shall save alive^H2421^(H8762).

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