Exodus 1

1 And these [are] [the] names of [the] sons of Israel who went Egypt towards with Jacob everyone and household his they went.

Now, these, are the names of the Sons of Israel, who came into Egypt, with Jacob, did each man and his household come in: —

2 Reuben Simeon Levi and Judah.

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

3 Issachar Zebulun and Benjamin.

Issachar, Zebulon, and Benjamin;

4 Dan and Naphtali Gad and Asher.

Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

5 And it was every person [who] came out of [the] thigh of Jacob seventy person[s] and Joseph he was in Egypt.

And it came to pass that all the persons who were descended from Jacob were seventy souls, —but, Joseph, was already in Egypt.

6 And he died Joseph and all brothers his and all the generation that.

So then Joseph died and all his brethren, and all that generation.

7 And [the] people of Israel they were fruitful and they swarmed and they multiplied and they became mighty with muchness muchness and it was filled the land with them.

But the sons of Israel, were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and waxed mighty, with exceeding vigour, —so that the land was filled with them.

8 And he arose a king new over Egypt who not he knew Joseph.

Then arose a new king over Egypt, —who had not known Joseph.

9 And he said to people his here! [the] people of [the] people of Israel [is] numerous and mighty more than us.

So he said, unto his people, Lo! the people of the sons of Israel are too many and mighty for us!

10 Give! let us deal wisely to it lest it should increase and it will be that they will happen war and it will be added also it to [those who] hate us and it will fight against us and it will go up from the land.

Come on! let us shew ourselves wise with regard to them, lest they so multiply that it shall come to pass when war befalleth us, that they also, shall join themselves unto them who hate us, and shall make war upon us. and then go up out of the land.

11 And they appointed over it overseers of slave gangs so as to afflict it with forced labor their and it built cities of storage for Pharaoh Pithom and Rameses.

So they set over them chiefs of tribute, to the end they might humiliate them with their burdens, —and they built store-cities for Pharaoh, even Pithom and Raamses.

12 And just as people afflicted it so it increased and so it spread and people felt dread because of [the] people of Israel.

But the more they were humiliating them, the more, were they multiplying, and, the more, were they breaking forth, so they were filled with alarm because of the sons of Israel.

13 And they compelled to labor Egypt [the] people of Israel with harshness.

And the Egyptians rigorously made the sons of Israel serve;

14 And they made bitter lives their with labor hard in mortar and in bricks and in all labor in the field all labor their which they labored by them with harshness.

and embittered their lives with harsh service, in clay and in bricks, and in all manner of service in the field, —all their service, wherein they rigorously made them serve.

15 And he said [the] king of Egypt to the midwives Hebrew who [the] name of the one [was] Shiphrah and [the] name of the second [was] Puah.

Then said the king of Egypt to the Hebrew midwives, —of whom, the name of the one was, Shiphrah, and, the name of the other Puah; —

16 And he said when assist as midwife you the Hebrew [women] and you will look at the stones if [is] a son he and you will kill him and if [is] a daughter she and she will live.

then he said—When ye act as midwives unto the Hebrew women, then shall ye look out for the sex, —If it is, a son, then shall ye kill it, But, if it is, a daughter, then shall it live.

17 And they feared the midwives God and not they did just as he had spoken to them [the] king of Egypt and they let live the [male] children.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt spake unto them, —but suffered the male children to live.

18 And he summoned [the] king of Egypt the midwives and he said to them why? have you done the thing this and have you let live? the [male] children.

Then called the king of Egypt for the midwives, and said to them—Wherefore have ye done this thing, that ye should let the male children live?

19 And they said the midwives to Pharaoh for not [are] like the women Egyptian the Hebrew [women] that [are] vigorous they before she comes to them the midwife and they give birth.

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh. Because not like the Egyptian women, are the Hebrew women, for they are full of life, ere yet the midwife can come in unto them, they have given birth,

20 And he did good God to the midwives and it increased the people and they became mighty exceedingly.

So then God dealt well with the midwives, —and the people multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty.

21 And it was that they feared the midwives God and he appointed for them households.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made for them households.

22 And he commanded Pharaoh to all people his saying every son born the River towards you will throw him and every daughter you will let live!

Then gave Pharaoh command to all his people saying—Every son that is born to the Hebrews, into the river, shall ye cast him; But every daughter, shall ye suffer to live.