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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Exodus 1:15
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
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,
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the king of Egypt speaketh to the midwives, the Hebrewesses, (of whom the name of the one is Shiphrah, and the name of the second Puah),
Surrounding context — Exodus 1
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, [was] with rigour.
15 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:
16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see [them] upon the stools; if it [be] a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it [be] a daughter, then she shall live.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
18 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?
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תH3205 · ya.ladto begetהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תH5680 · iv.riHebrewאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichשֵׁ֤םH8034 · shemnameהָֽאַחַת֙H259 · e.chadoneשִׁפְרָ֔הH8236 · shiph.rahShiphrahוְשֵׁ֥םH8034 · shemnameהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתH8145 · she.nisecondפּוּעָֽה׃H6326 · pu.ahPuah
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