Exodus Chapter 1

1Now these are the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, who cameH935 into EgyptH4714 (every manH376 and his householdH1004 cameH935 with JacobH3290): 2ReubenH7205, SimeonH8095, LeviH3878, and JudahH3063, 3IssacharH3485, ZebulunH2074, and BenjaminH1144, 4DanH1835 and NaphtaliH5321, GadH1410 and AsherH836. 5And all the soulsH5315 that came out of the loins of JacobH3290 wereH1961 seventyH7657 soulsH5315: and JosephH3130 wasH1961 in EgyptH4714 already. 6And JosephH3130 diedH4191, and all his brethren, and all that generationH1755. 7And the children of IsraelH3478 were fruitfulH6509, and increased abundantly, and multipliedH7235, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the landH776 was filledH4390 with them.

8Now there aroseH6965 a newH2319 kingH4428 over EgyptH4714, who knewH3045 not JosephH3130. 9And he saidH559 unto his peopleH5971, Behold, the peopleH5971 of the children of IsraelH3478 are moreH4480 and mightierH6099 than we: 10come, let us deal wiselyH2449 with them, lestH6435 they multiplyH7235, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any warH4421, they alsoH1571 join themselves unto our enemies, and fightH3898 against us, and get them up out of the landH776. 11Therefore they did setH7760 over them taskmasters to afflictH6031 them with their burdens. And they builtH1129 for PharaohH6547 store-cities, Pithom and Raamses. 12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multipliedH7235 and the more they spreadH6555 abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of IsraelH3478. 13And the EgyptiansH4713 made the children of IsraelH3478 to serveH5647 with rigor: 14and they made their livesH2416 bitterH4843 with hardH7186 serviceH5656, in mortar and in brickH3843, and in all manner of serviceH5656 in the fieldH7704, all their serviceH5656, wherein they made them serveH5647 with rigor.

15And the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 spake to the HebrewH5680 midwives, of whom the nameH8034 of the oneH259 was Shiphrah, and the nameH8034 of the other Puah: 16and he saidH559, When ye do the office of a midwife to the HebrewH5680 women, and seeH7200 them upon the birth-stool; if it be a sonH1121, then ye shall killH4191 him; but if it be a daughterH1323, then she shall live. 17But the midwives fearedH3372 GodH430, and did not as the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 commanded them, but saved the men-children aliveH2421. 18And the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 calledH7121 for the midwives, and saidH559 unto them, WhyH4069 have ye done this thingH1697, and have saved the men-children aliveH2421? 19And the midwives saidH559 unto PharaohH6547, Because the HebrewH5680 womenH802 are not as the EgyptianH4713 womenH802; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife comeH935 unto them. 20And GodH430 dealt wellH3190 with the midwives: and the peopleH5971 multipliedH7235, and waxed veryH3966 mighty. 21And it came to pass, because the midwives fearedH3372 GodH430, that he madeH6213 them householdsH1004. 22And PharaohH6547 charged all his peopleH5971, sayingH559, Every sonH1121 that is born ye shall castH7993 into the riverH2975, and every daughterH1323 ye shall save aliveH2421.