Now these are the names [08034] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], which came [0935] into Egypt [04714]; every man [0376] and his household [01004] came [0935] with Jacob [03290].
Reuben [07205], Simeon [08095], Levi [03878], and Judah [03063],
Dan [01835], and Naphtali [05321], Gad [01410], and Asher [0836].
And all the souls [05315] that came out [03318] of the loins [03409] of Jacob [03290] were seventy [07657] souls [05315]: for Joseph [03130] was in Egypt [04714] already.loins: Heb. thigh
And Joseph [03130] died [04191], and all his brethren [0251], and all that generation [01755].
And the children [01121] of Israel [03478] were fruitful [06509], and increased abundantly [08317], and multiplied [07235], and waxed exceeding [03966] [03966] mighty [06105]; and the land [0776] was filled [04390] with them.
Now there arose up [06965] a new [02319] king [04428] over Egypt [04714], which knew [03045] not Joseph [03130].
And he said [0559] unto his people [05971], Behold, the people [05971] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478] are more [07227] and mightier [06099] than we:
Come on [03051], let us deal wisely [02449] with them; lest they multiply [07235], and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out [07122] any war [04421], they [01931] join [03254] also unto our enemies [08130], and fight [03898] against us, and so get them up [05927] out of the land [0776].
Therefore they did set [07760] over them taskmasters [08269] [04522] to afflict [06031] them with their burdens [05450]. And they built [01129] for Pharaoh [06547] treasure [04543] cities [05892], Pithom [06619] and Raamses [07486].
But the more they afflicted [06031] them, the more [03651] they multiplied [07235] and grew [06555]. And they were grieved [06973] because [06440] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478].But…: Heb. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc
And the Egyptians [04714] made [05647] the children [01121] of Israel [03478] to serve [05647] with rigour [06531]:
And they made [04843] their lives [02416] bitter [04843] with hard [07186] bondage [05656], in morter [02563], and in brick [03843], and in all manner of service [05656] in the field [07704]: all their service [05656], wherein they made them serve [05647], was with rigour [06531].
And the king [04428] of Egypt [04714] spake [0559] to the Hebrew [05680] midwives [03205], of which the name [08034] of the one [0259] was Shiphrah [08236], and the name [08034] of the other [08145] Puah [06326]:
And he said [0559], When ye do the office of a midwife [03205] to the Hebrew women [05680], and see [07200] them upon the stools [070]; if it be a son [01121], then ye shall kill [04191] him: but if it be a daughter [01323], then she shall live [02425].
But the midwives [03205] feared [03372] God [0430], and did [06213] not as the king [04428] of Egypt [04714] commanded [01696] them, but saved [02421] the men children [03206] alive [02421].
And the king [04428] of Egypt [04714] called [07121] for the midwives [03205], and said [0559] unto them, Why [04069] have ye done [06213] this thing [01697], and have saved [02421] the men children [03206] alive [02421]?
And the midwives [03205] said [0559] unto Pharaoh [06547], Because the Hebrew [05680] women [0802] are not as the Egyptian women [04713]; for they are lively [02422], and are delivered [03205] ere [02962] the midwives [03205] come in [0935] unto them.
Therefore God [0430] dealt well [03190] with the midwives [03205]: and the people [05971] multiplied [07235], and waxed very [03966] mighty [06105].
And it came to pass, because the midwives [03205] feared [03372] God [0430], that he made [06213] them houses [01004].
And Pharaoh [06547] charged [06680] all his people [05971], saying [0559], Every son [01121] that is born [03209] ye shall cast [07993] into the river [02975], and every daughter [01323] ye shall save alive [02421].