17But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.


In Context

14 And they made their life bitter with hard works in clay, and brick, and with all manner of service, wherewith they were overcharged in the works of the earth.

15 And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua,

16 Commanding them: When you shall do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery is come: if it be a man child, kill it: if a woman, keep it alive.

17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.

18 And the king called for them and said: What is that you meant to do, that you would save the men children ?

19 They answered: The Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they themselves are skillful in the office of a midwife; and they are delivered before we come to them.

Exodus 1:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male-children alive.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17But the midwives feared God, and didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.