Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And the midwives will fear God, and they did not according to what the king of Egypt said to them, and they will preserve alive the boys.

New American Standard Bible

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live.

King James Version

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Holman Bible

The Hebrew midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

International Standard Version

But the midwives feared God and didn't do what the king of Egypt told them. Instead, they let the boys live.

A Conservative Version

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.

American Standard Version

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

Amplified

But the midwives feared God [with profound reverence] and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded, but they let the boy babies live.

Bible in Basic English

But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.

Darby Translation

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.

King James 2000

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But the midwives feared God, and they did not do as the king of Egypt had said to them. They let the boys live.

Modern King James verseion

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved alive the male children.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Notwithstanding, the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them: but saved the men children.

NET Bible

But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

New Heart English Bible

But the midwives feared God, and did not do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

The Emphasized Bible

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt spake unto them, - but suffered the male children to live.

Webster

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male-children alive.

World English Bible

But the midwives feared God, and didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ילד 
Yalad 
Usage: 497

God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

not as the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Egypt
מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

them, but saved
חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

ילד 
Yeled 
Usage: 89

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Israel And Oppression In Egypt

16 And he will say, In the delivering the Hebrew women, and seeing upon the stools, if it is a son, ye shall kill him; and if it is a daughter, preserve alive. 17 And the midwives will fear God, and they did not according to what the king of Egypt said to them, and they will preserve alive the boys. 18 And the king of Egypt will call to the midwives, and will say to them, Wherefore did ye this word, and ye will preserve alive the boys?

Cross References

Acts 5:29

And Peter having answered, and the sent, said, We must obey God rather than men.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity shall be expiated: and in the fear of Jehovah a departing from evil.

Daniel 3:16-18

Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego answered, and saying to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we need not to turn back to thee upon this word.

Daniel 6:13

At that time they answered, and saying before the king, That Daniel that is from the sons of the captivity of Judah set not up an account to thee, O king, and to the interdict that thou didst sign; and three times in the day he sought his requests.

Genesis 20:11

And Abraham will say, For I said, Surely there is not the fear of God in this place; and they will kill me because of my wife.

Genesis 42:18

And Joseph will say to them in the third day, This do ye, and live, I fearing God.

Exodus 1:21

And it will be because the midwives will fear God, and he will make houses for them.

Nehemiah 5:15

And the former prefects that were before me made heavy upon the people, and they will take from them in bread and wine, the last silver forty shekels; also their young men ruled over the people: and I did not thus from the face of the fear of God.

Psalm 31:19

How much thy goodness which thou didst conceal for them fearing thee; thou didst work for those putting their trust in thee before the sons of man.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of Jehovah hates evil: pride and haughtiness, and the evil way, and the mouth of perverseness I hated.

Proverbs 24:11-12

If thou shalt refrain to deliver those being brought to death, and those going to be slain;

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Whoever sinned, doing evil a hundred, and it being prolonged to him, for also I know that it will be to those fearing God, who shall be afraid from his face.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

We will hear the end of all the word: Fear thou God, and watch his commands: for this is all man.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim was oppressed, he was broken in judgment because he was willing to go after the command.

Micah 6:16

The laws of Omri will be observed, and all the work of the house of Ahab, and ye will go in their counsels; so that I shall give thee for a desolation, and her inhabitants for hissing, and ye shall bear the reproach of my People.

Matthew 10:28

And fear not from those killing the body, and not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him able to destroy also soul and body in hell.

Luke 12:5

And I will shew you whom ye should fear: Fear him having power, after killing, to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him.

Acts 4:18-20

And having called them, they enjoined them universally not to utter neither to teach in the name of Jesus.

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