Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

and Pharaoh layeth a charge on all his people, saying, 'Every son who is born -- into the River ye do cast him, and every daughter ye do keep alive.'

New American Standard Bible

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born you are to cast into the Nile, and every daughter you are to keep alive.”

King James Version

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Holman Bible

Pharaoh then commanded all his people: “You must throw every son born to the Hebrews into the Nile, but let every daughter live.”

International Standard Version

Meanwhile, Pharaoh continued commanding all of his people, "You're to throw every Hebrew son who is born into the Nile River, but you're to allow every Hebrew daughter to live."

A Conservative Version

And Pharaoh ordered all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

American Standard Version

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Amplified

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born [to the Hebrews] must be thrown into the Nile, but every daughter you shall keep alive.”

Bible in Basic English

And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.

Darby Translation

Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, but every daughter ye shall save alive.

Julia Smith Translation

And Pharaoh will command to all the people, saying, Every son being brought forth ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall preserve alive.

King James 2000

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "Every son who is born you will throw into the Nile, and every daughter you will let live."

Modern King James verseion

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, "All the men children that are born, cast into the river; and save the maid children alive."

NET Bible

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "All sons that are born you must throw into the river, but all daughters you may let live."

New Heart English Bible

Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive."

The Emphasized Bible

Then gave Pharaoh command to all his people saying - Every son that is born to the Hebrews, into the river, shall ye cast him; But every daughter, shall ye suffer to live.

Webster

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

World English Bible

Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive."

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Pharaoh
פּרעה 
Par`oh 
Usage: 268

צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

that is born
ילּוד 
Yillowd 
Usage: 5

ye shall cast
שׁלך 
Shalak 
Usage: 125

into the river
יאר 
Y@`or 
Usage: 65

בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Context Readings

Israel And Oppression In Egypt

21 and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He maketh for them households; 22 and Pharaoh layeth a charge on all his people, saying, 'Every son who is born -- into the River ye do cast him, and every daughter ye do keep alive.'



Cross References

Acts 7:19

this one, having dealt subtilely with our kindred, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babes, that they might not live;

Genesis 41:1

And it cometh to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the River,

Exodus 1:16

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.'

Exodus 7:19-21

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand against the waters of Egypt, against their streams, against their rivers, and against their ponds, and against all their collections of waters; and they are blood -- and there hath been blood in all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in those of stone.'

Psalm 105:25

He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.

Proverbs 1:16

For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.

Proverbs 4:16

For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not some to stumble.

Proverbs 27:4

Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

Revelation 16:4-6

And the third messenger did pour out his vial to the rivers, and to the fountains of the waters, and there came blood,

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