1 Now 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 * h7205, Simeon * h8095, Levi * h3878, and Judah * h3063,
3 Issachar * h3485, Zebulun * h2074, and Benjamin * h1144,
4 Dan * h1835, and Naphtali * h5321, Gad * h1410, and Asher * h836.
5 And 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 . loins: Heb. thigh
6 And Joseph * h3130 died * h4191 h8799, and all his brethren * h251, and all that generation * h1755.
7 And 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 * h6965 h8799 a new * h2319 king * h4428 over Egypt * h4714, which knew * h3045 h8804 not Joseph * h3130.
9 And 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 * 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 * 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 * 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. But...: Heb. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc
13 And the Egyptians * h4714 made * h5647 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 to serve * h5647 h8686 with rigour * h6531:
14 And 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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * h3205 h8764 feared * h3372 h8804 God * h430, that he made * h6213 h8799 them houses * h1004.
22 And 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.