1:1 Now these [are] the names 8034 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, which came 935 8802 into Egypt 4714; every man 376 and his household 1004 came 935 8804 with Jacob 3290.

1:2 Reuben 7205, Simeon 8095, Levi 3878, and Judah 3063,

1:3 Issachar 3485, Zebulun 2074, and Benjamin 1144,

1:4 Dan 1835, and Naphtali 5321, Gad 1410, and Asher 836.

1:5 And all the souls 5315 that came out 3318 8802 of the loins 3409 of Jacob 3290 were seventy 7657 souls 5315: for Joseph 3130 was in Egypt 4714 [already].(loins: Heb. thigh)

1:6 And Joseph 3130 died 4191 8799, and all his brethren 251, and all that generation 1755.

1:7 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 were fruitful 6509 8804, and increased abundantly 8317 8799, and multiplied 7235 8799, and waxed exceeding 3966 3966 mighty 6105 8799; and the land 776 was filled 4390 8735 with them.

1:8 Now there arose up 6965 8799 a new 2319 king 4428 over Egypt 4714, which knew 3045 8804 not Joseph 3130.

1:9 And he said 559 8799 unto his people 5971, Behold, the people 5971 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478 [are] more 7227 and mightier 6099 than we:

1:10 Come on 3051 8798, let us deal wisely 2449 8691 with them; lest they multiply 7235 8799, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out 7122 8799 any war 4421, they 1931 join 3254 8738 also unto our enemies 8130 8802, and fight 3898 8738 against us, and [so] get them up 5927 8804 out of the land 776.

1:11 Therefore they did set 7760 8799 over them taskmasters 4522 8269 to afflict 6031 8763 them with their burdens 5450. And they built 1129 8799 for Pharaoh 6547 treasure 4543 cities 5892, Pithom 6619 and Raamses 7486.

1:12 But the more they afflicted 6031 8762 them, the more 3651 they multiplied 7235 8799 and grew 6555 8799. And they were grieved 6973 8799 because 6440 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478.(But…: Heb. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc)

1:13 And the Egyptians 4714 made 5647 0 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 to serve 5647 8686 with rigour 6531:

1:14 And they made 4843 0 their lives 2416 bitter 4843 8762 with hard 7186 bondage 5656, in morter 2563, and in brick 3843, and in all manner of service 5656 in the field 7704: all their service 5656, wherein they made them serve 5647 8804, [was] with rigour 6531.

1:15 And the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 spake 559 8799 to the Hebrew 5680 midwives 3205 8764, of which the name 8034 of the one 259 [was] Shiphrah 8236, and the name 8034 of the other 8145 Puah 6326:

1:16 And he said 559 8799, When ye do the office of a midwife 3205 8763 to the Hebrew women 5680, and see 7200 8804 [them] upon the stools 70; if it [be] a son 1121, then ye shall kill 4191 8689 him: but if it [be] a daughter 1323, then she shall live 2425 8804.

1:17 But the midwives 3205 8764 feared 3372 8799 God 430, and did 6213 8804 not as the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 commanded 1696 8765 them, but saved 2421 0 the men children 3206 alive 2421 8762.

1:18 And the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 called 7121 8799 for the midwives 3205 8764, and said 559 8799 unto them, Why 4069 have ye done 6213 8804 this thing 1697, and have saved 2421 0 the men children 3206 alive 2421 8762?

1:19 And the midwives 3205 8764 said 559 8799 unto Pharaoh 6547, Because the Hebrew 5680 women 802 [are] not as the Egyptian women 4713; for they [are] lively 2422, and are delivered 3205 8804 ere 2962 the midwives 3205 8764 come in 935 8799 unto them.

1:20 Therefore God 430 dealt well 3190 8686 with the midwives 3205 8764: and the people 5971 multiplied 7235 8799, and waxed very 3966 mighty 6105 8799.

1:21 And it came to pass, because the midwives 3205 8764 feared 3372 8804 God 430, that he made 6213 8799 them houses 1004.

1:22 And Pharaoh 6547 charged 6680 8762 all his people 5971, saying 559 8800, Every son 1121 that is born 3209 ye shall cast 7993 8686 into the river 2975, and every daughter 1323 ye shall save alive 2421 8762.

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