18and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, 'Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?'


In Context

15 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),

16 and saith, 'When ye cause the Hebrew women to bear, and have looked on the children; if it is a son — then ye have put him to death; and if it is a daughter — then she hath lived.'

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

18 and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, 'Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?'

19 And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, 'Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women, for they are lively; before the midwife cometh in unto them — they have borne!'

20 And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;

Exodus 1:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And 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?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:18Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And the king called for them and said: What is that you meant to do, that you would save the men children ?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And 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?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And 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?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the male-children alive?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, |Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, Why have you done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?