Exodus 1:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

Exodus 1:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 1:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 1:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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,”

Exodus 1:15 — World English Bible

Exodus 1:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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: ”

Exodus 1:15 — American Standard Version

Exodus 1:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the king of Egypt speaketh to the midwives, the Hebrewesses, (of whom the name of the one <FI>is<Fi> Shiphrah, and the name of the second Puah),”

Exodus 1:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 1:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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 — ”

Exodus 1:15 — Darby Translation

Exodus 1:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Moreouer the King of Egypt commanded ye midwiues of the Ebrewe women, (of which the ones name was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah)”

Exodus 1:15 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 1:15 in Context — Exodus 1

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.

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What Does Exodus 1:15 Mean?

Exodus 1:15 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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