Exodus 1:18
World English Bible (WEB)
The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”
In context
16 and he said, “When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”
17 But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.
18 The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”
19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
20 God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
Exodus 1:18 in every translation
- 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?”
- 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?
- 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?