Exodus 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.”
Exodus 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.”
Exodus 1:17 — World English Bible
Exodus 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive. ”
Exodus 1:17 — American Standard Version
Exodus 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;”
Exodus 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the midwives fearedGod, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive. ”
Exodus 1:17 — Darby Translation
Exodus 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Notwithstanding ye midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but preserued aliue the men children.”
Exodus 1:17 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 1:17 in Context — Exodus 1
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.
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?
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 midwives come in unto them.
What Does Exodus 1:17 Mean?
Exodus 1:17 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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