Exodus 1
1
Israel Multiplies in Egypt
1Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came, each one #1:1 Lit andwith his household: 2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; 3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; 4Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 5#1:5 Lit Every soulAll the people who descended from Jacob were seventy #1:5 Lit soulspeople, but Joseph was already in Egypt. 6And Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. 7But the sons of Israel were fruitful and #1:7 Lit swarmedincreased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly #1:7 Or numerousmighty, so that the land was filled with them.
8Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are #1:9 Or more and mightier than wetoo many and too mighty for us. 10Come, let us deal #1:10 Or wiselyshrewdly with them, otherwise they will multiply, and #1:10 Lit it will come about when war occurs thatin the event of war, they will also join those who hate us, and fight against us and #1:10 Lit go up fromdepart from the land.” 11So they appointed taskmasters over them to oppress them with #1:11 Lit their burdenshard labor. And they built for Pharaoh storage cities, Pithom and Raamses. 12But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and the more they #1:12 Lit broke forthspread out, so that they dreaded the sons of Israel. 13The Egyptians #1:13 Lit with violence compelledused violence to compel the sons of Israel to labor; 14and they made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar and bricks and at all kinds of labor in the field, all their labors which they violently had them perform as slaves.
15Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom #1:15 Lit the name waswas named Shiphrah, and the other #1:15 Lit the name waswas named Puah; 16and he said, “When you are helping the Hebrew women to give birth and see them upon the birthstool, if it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.” 17But the midwives #1:17 Or reveredfeared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had #1:17 Lit spoken tocommanded them, but let the boys live. 18So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and let the boys live?” 19The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife #1:19 Lit comes tocan get to them.” 20So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very #1:20 Or numerousmighty. 21And because the midwives #1:21 Or reveredfeared God, He #1:21 Lit madeestablished #1:21 Or familieshouseholds for them. 22Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born, #1:22 Some ancient versions insert to the Hebrewsyou are to throw into the Nile, but every daughter, you are to keep alive.”
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Exodus 1
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Oppression in Egypt
1Now these are the names of Bnei-Yisrael who came into Egypt with Jacob, each man with his family:
2Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah;
3Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin;
4Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
5The souls that came out of the line of Jacob numbered 70 in all, while Joseph was already in Egypt.
6Then Joseph died, as did all his brothers and all that generation.
7Yet Bnei-Yisrael were fruitful, increased abundantly, multiplied and grew extremely numerous—so the land was filled with them.
8Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
9He said to his people, “Look, the people of Bnei-Yisrael are too numerous and too powerful for us.
10Come, we must deal shrewdly with them, or else they will grow even more numerous, so that if war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and then escape from the land.”
11So they set slave masters over them to afflict them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Raamses as storage cities for Pharaoh.
12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread. So the Egyptians dreaded the presence of Bnei-Yisrael.
13They worked them harshly,
14and made their lives bitter with hard labor with mortar and brick, doing all sorts of work in the fields. In all their labors they worked them with cruelty.
15Moreover the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
16and said, “When you help the Hebrew women during childbirth, look at the sex. If it’s a son, then kill him, but if it’s a daughter, she may live.”
17Yet the midwives feared God, so they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the boys live.
18So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this—let the boys live?”
19The midwives told Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women. They are like animals, and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
20So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, growing very numerous.
21Because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
22But Pharaoh charged all his people saying, “You are to cast every son that is born into the river, but let every daughter live.”
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