Now these are the anames
of the sons
of Israel
who came
to Egypt
with Jacob
; they came
each
one
1with his household
:
Reuben, Simeon
, Levi
and Judah
;
Issachar, Zebulun
and Benjamin
;
Dan and Naphtali
, Gad
and Asher
.
All the 1persons
who came
from the loins
of Jacob
were aseventy
2in number
, but Joseph
was already in Egypt
.
aJoseph died
, and all
his brothers
and all
that generation
.
But the sons of Israel
awere fruitful
and 1increased
greatly
, and multiplied
, and became
exceedingly
2mighty
, so that the land
was filled
with them.
Now a new aking
arose
over
Egypt
, who
did not know
Joseph
.
aHe said to his people
, "Behold
, the people
of the sons
of Israel
are 1more
and mightier
than
we.
"Come, let us adeal
wisely
with them, or
else
they will multiply
and 1in the event
of war
, they will also
join
themselves to those who
hate
us, and fight
against us and 2depart
from the land
."
So they appointed ataskmasters
over
them to afflict
them with 1 bhard
labor
. And they built
for Pharaoh
cstorage
cities
, Pithom
and dRaamses
.
But the more they afflicted
them, athe more
they multiplied
and the more
they 1spread
out, so that they were in dread
of the sons
of Israel
.
The Egyptians compelled the sons
of Israel
ato labor
rigorously
;
and they made atheir lives
bitter
with hard
labor
in mortar
and bricks
and at all
kinds of labor
in the field
, all
their labors
which
they rigorously
1imposed
on them.
Then the king of Egypt
spoke
to the Hebrew
midwives
, one
of whom
1was named
Shiphrah
and the other
1was named
Puah
;
and he said, "When you are helping the Hebrew
women
to give
birth
and see
them upon the birthstool
, aif
it is a son
, then you shall put
him to death
; but if
it is a daughter
, then she shall live
."
But the midwives 1 afeared
God
, and bdid not do
as the king
of Egypt
had 2commanded
them, but let the boys
live
.
So the king of Egypt
called
for the midwives
and said
to them, "Why
have you done
this
thing
, and let the boys
live
?"
The midwives said
to Pharaoh
, "Because
the Hebrew
women
are not as the Egyptian
women
; for they are vigorous
and give
birth
before
the midwife
1can
get
to them."
So aGod was good
to the midwives
, and bthe people
multiplied
, and became
very
1mighty
.
Because the midwives
1 afeared
God
, He 2 bestablished
3households
for them.
Then Pharaoh commanded
all
his people
, saying
, " aEvery
son
who is born
1you are to cast
into bthe Nile
, and every
daughter
you are to keep
alive
."