Exodus 1:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Exodus 1:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 1:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?””
Exodus 1:18 — World English Bible
Exodus 1:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Exodus 1:18 — American Standard Version
Exodus 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, `Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?'”
Exodus 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive? ”
Exodus 1:18 — Darby Translation
Exodus 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, and sayde vnto them, Why haue yee done thus, and haue preserued aliue the men children?”
Exodus 1:18 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 1:18 in Context — Exodus 1
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.
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
What Does Exodus 1:18 Mean?
Exodus 1:18 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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