Exodus 1:15

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 1:15

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

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KJV

King James Version

¶ 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:

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WEB

World English Bible

The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,

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ASV

American Standard Version

And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 1

¹³ They worked the Israelites ruthlessly

¹⁴ and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.

¹⁵ Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

¹⁶ “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”

¹⁷ The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.

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