Exodus 1:18
King James Version (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?
In context
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.
Exodus 1:18 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- 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?
- WEB World English Bible
- The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, 'Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the male-children alive?