Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
these `
are '
the names of the sons
of Israel who
are
coming
into Egypt with
Jacob
; a
man and his household have
they
come;
Now
these are the names of the children
of Israel ,
which
came
into Egypt; every
man and his household came
with
Jacob.
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
And all the persons
coming
out of the thigh
of Jacob are
seventy persons;
as
to
Joseph ,
he
was in Egypt.
And all the souls
that
came
out of the loins
of Jacob were
seventy souls:
for
Joseph was in Egypt already
.
And Joseph dieth
, and all his brethren, and all that generation ;
And Joseph died
, and all his brethren, and all that generation .
and the sons
of Israel have
been
fruitful, and they
teem
, and multiply
, and are
very
very
mighty ,
and the land is
filled with them.
And the children
of Israel were
fruitful, and increased
abundantly
, and multiplied
, and waxed
exceeding
mighty ;
and the land was
filled with them.
And
there riseth
a new king over Egypt, who
hath
not known
Joseph ,
Now
there arose
up
a new king over Egypt, which
knew
not Joseph .
and he saith
unto his people, `Lo
, the people of the sons
of Israel `is'
more numerous
and mighty
than we ;
And he said
unto his people, Behold
, the people of the children
of Israel are
more and mightier
than we :
give
help!
let us act
wisely concerning
it,
lest it
multiply, and it hath
come to pass, when
war
happeneth,
that it
hath
been
joined
, even
it
, unto those
hating
us
, and hath
fought
against us, and hath
gone
out
up of the land. '
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.
And
they set over it
princes
of
tribute,
so
as
to afflict it
with their burdens ,
and it
buildeth
store-cities
for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses ;
Therefore
they did
set over them
taskmasters
to afflict them
with their burdens .
And they
built
for Pharaoh treasure
cities
, Pithom and Raamses .
and
as
they afflict
it,
so
it
multiplieth
, and so
it
breaketh
forth,
and they are
vexed
because of the sons
of Israel ;
But
the
more
they afflicted
them
, the
more
they
multiplied
and grew.
And they were
grieved
because of the children
of Israel .
and the Egyptians cause
the sons
of Israel to serve with rigour,
And the Egyptians made
the children
of Israel to serve with rigor:
and make
their lives bitter in
hard service
, in clay
, and in brick, and in every
`kind'
of service in the field ;
all their service in
which
they have
served
`is'
with rigour
.
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 ,
wherein
they made
them
serve,
was
with rigor
.
And the king of Egypt speaketh
to the midwives, the
Hebrewesses,
(
of whom
the name of the one `is'
Shiphrah, and the name of the second
Puah ),
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 :
and saith
, `
When ye cause
the Hebrew women to
bear
, and have
looked
on
the children
; if it `is'
a son --
then ye have
put
him to
death;
and
if it `is'
a daughter --
then she hath
lived
. '
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
.
And
the midwives fear
God, and have
not done
as the king of Egypt hath
spoken
unto
them, and
keep
the lads
alive ;
But
the midwives feared
God, and did
not as the king of Egypt commanded
them, but
saved
the men
children
alive .
and the king of Egypt calleth
for the midwives, and saith
to
them, `Wherefore
have ye done this thing, and keep
the lads
alive? '
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?
And the midwives say
unto Pharaoh, `
Because the Hebrew women `
are '
not as the Egyptian women ,
for they `
are '
lively ;
before
the midwife
cometh
in unto them --
they
have
borne!'
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 .
And
God doth
good
to
the midwives ,
and the people multiply
, and are
very mighty ;
Therefore
God dealt
well
with
the midwives :
and the people multiplied
, and waxed
very mighty .
and it cometh
to pass, because the midwives have
feared God, that He maketh
for
them households;
And it came
to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made
them houses.
and Pharaoh layeth
a
charge
on
all his people, saying, `
Every son who
is born --
into the River ye
do
cast
him
, and every daughter ye do
keep
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.
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