Exodus 1:18 Parallel Translations

So the king of Egypt called for the midwives. He asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?"(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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?

ASV:

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?

BBE:

And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?

DBY:

And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive?

ERV:

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?

JPS:

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?'

WBS:

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the male-children alive?

WEB:

The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?"

YLT:

and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, 'Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?'

Exodus 1:18 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live.

Exodus 1:19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

1:15-22 The Egyptians tried to destroy Israel by the murder of their children. The enmity that is in the seed of the serpent, against the Seed of the woman, makes men forget all pity. It is plain that the Hebrews were now under an uncommon blessing. And we see that the services done for God's Israel are often repaid in kind. Pharaoh gave orders to drown all the male children of the Hebrews. The enemy who, by Pharaoh, attempted to destroy the church in this its infant state, is busy to stifle the rise of serious reflections in the heart of man. Let those who would escape, be afraid of sinning, and cry directly and fervently to the Lord for assistance.

CONC:

Alive Boys Calleth Egypt Lads Male Male-children Men-children Midwives Saved Summoned Wherefore Women

Alive Boys Children Egypt Live Male Male-Children Men-Children Midwives Saved Summoned Wherefore Women

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