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1. Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob):
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1. Now these H428 are the names H8034 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , which came H935 into Egypt H4714 ; every man H376 and his household H1004 came H935 with H854 Jacob H3290 .
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2. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
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2. Reuben H7205 , Simeon H8095 , Levi H3878 , and Judah H3063 ,
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3. Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
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3. Issachar H3485 , Zebulun H2074 , and Benjamin H1144 ,
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4. Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
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4. Dan H1835 , and Naphtali H5321 , Gad H1410 , and Asher H836 .
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5. And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: and Joseph was in Egypt already.
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5. And all H3605 the souls H5315 that came out H3318 of the loins H3409 of Jacob H3290 were H1961 seventy H7657 souls H5315 : for Joseph H3130 was H1961 in Egypt H4714 already .
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6. And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
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6. And Joseph H3130 died H4191 , and all H3605 his brethren H251 , and all H3605 that H1931 generation H1755 .
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7. And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
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7. And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 were fruitful H6509 , and increased abundantly H8317 , and multiplied H7235 , and waxed exceeding mighty H6105 H3966 H3966 ; and the land H776 was filled H4390 with H854 them.
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8. Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
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8. Now there arose up H6965 a new H2319 king H4428 over H5921 Egypt H4714 , which H834 knew H3045 not H3808 H853 Joseph H3130 .
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9. And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
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9. And he said H559 unto H413 his people H5971 , Behold H2009 , the people H5971 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 are more H7227 and mightier H6099 than H4480 we:
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10. come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land.
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10. Come H3051 on , let us deal wisely H2449 with them; lest H6435 they multiply H7235 , and it come to pass H1961 , that, when H3588 there falleth out H7122 any war H4421 , they H1931 join H3254 also H1571 unto H5921 our enemies H8130 , and fight H3898 against us , and so get them up H5927 out of H4480 the land H776 .
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11. Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses.
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11. Therefore they did set H7760 over H5921 them taskmasters H8269 H4522 to H4616 afflict H6031 them with their burdens H5450 . And they built H1129 for Pharaoh H6547 treasure H4543 cities H5892 , H853 Pithom H6619 and Rameses H7486 .
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12. But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
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12. But the more H834 they afflicted H6031 them , the more H3651 they multiplied H7235 and grew H3651 H6555 . And they were grieved H6973 because H4480 H6440 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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13. And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor:
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13. And the Egyptians H4714 made H853 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 to serve H5647 with rigor H6531 :
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14. and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, wherein they made them serve with rigor.
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14. And they made H853 their lives H2416 bitter H4843 with hard H7186 bondage H5656 , in mortar H2563 , and in brick H3843 , and in all manner H3605 of service H5656 in the field H7704 : H853 all H3605 their service H5656 , wherein H834 they made them serve H5647 , was with rigor H6531 .
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15. 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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15. And the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 spoke H559 to the Hebrew H5680 midwives H3205 , of which H834 the name H8034 of the one H259 was Shiphrah H8236 , and the name H8034 of the other H8145 Puah H6326 :
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16. and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
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16. And he said H559 , When ye do the office of a midwife H3205 to H853 the Hebrew women H5680 , and see H7200 them upon H5921 the stools H70 ; if H518 it H1931 be a son H1121 , then ye shall kill H4191 him : but if H518 it H1931 be a daughter H1323 , then she shall live H2425 .
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17. But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.
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17. But the midwives H3205 feared H3372 H853 God H430 , and did H6213 not H3808 as H834 the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 commanded H1696 H413 them , but saved H2421 H853 the men children H3206 alive.
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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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18. And the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 called for H7121 the midwives H3205 , and said H559 unto them, Why H4069 have ye done H6213 this H2088 thing H1697 , and have saved H2421 H853 the men children H3206 alive?
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19. And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.
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19. And the midwives H3205 said H559 unto H413 Pharaoh H6547 , Because H3588 the Hebrew women H5680 are not H3808 as the Egyptian H4713 women H802 ; for H3588 they H2007 are lively H2422 , and are delivered H3205 ere H2962 the midwives H3205 come in H935 unto H413 them.
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20. And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
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20. Therefore God H430 dealt well H3190 with the midwives H3205 : and the people H5971 multiplied H7235 , and waxed very mighty H6105 H3966 .
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21. And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.
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21. And it came to pass H1961 , because H3588 the midwives H3205 feared H3372 H853 God H430 , that he made H6213 them houses H1004 .
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22. And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
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22. And Pharaoh H6547 charged H6680 all H3605 his people H5971 , saying H559 , Every H3605 son H1121 that is born H3209 ye shall cast H7993 into the river H2975 , and every H3605 daughter H1323 ye shall save alive H2421 .
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