17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.
17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.
14 and they embittered their life with hard labour in clay and bricks, and in all manner of labour in the field: all their labour with which they made them serve was with harshness.
15 And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other was Puah —
16 and he said, When ye help the Hebrew women in bearing, and see them on the stool, if it be a son, then ye shall kill him, but if a daughter, then she shall live.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.
18 And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive?
19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian; for they are strong, and they have borne before the midwife comes to them.
1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
1:17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.
1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.
1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.
1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male-children alive.
1:17But the midwives feared God, and didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.
1:17And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;
1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.