Exodus Chapter 1

1And these are the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 who had comeH935 into EgyptH4714; with JacobH3290 had they comeH935, each with his householdH1004: 2ReubenH7205, SimeonH8095, LeviH3878, and JudahH3063; 3IssacharH3485, ZebulunH2074, and BenjaminH1144; 4DanH1835 and NaphtaliH5321; GadH1410 and AsherH836. 5And all the soulsH5315 that had come out of the loins of JacobH3290 wereH1961 seventyH7657 soulsH5315; and JosephH3130 wasH1961 in EgyptH4714. 6And JosephH3130 diedH4191, and all his brethren, and all that generationH1755. 7And the children of IsraelH3478 were fruitfulH6509, and swarmedH8317 and multipliedH7235, and became exceeding strong; and the landH776 was fullH4390 of them. 8And there aroseH6965 a newH2319 kingH4428 over EgyptH4714, who did not knowH3045 JosephH3130. 9And he saidH559 to his peopleH5971, Behold, the peopleH5971 of the children of IsraelH3478 are moreH4480 numerousH7227 and stronger than we. 10Come on, let us deal wiselyH2449 with them, lestH6435 they multiplyH7235, and it come to pass that, if warH4421 occur, they take side with our enemies and fightH3898 against us, and goH5927 up out of the landH776. 11And they setH7760 over them service-masters to oppress them with their burdens. And they builtH1129 store-cities for PharaohH6547, Pithom and RamesesH7486. 12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multipliedH7235 and spreadH6555; and they were distressed because of the children of IsraelH3478. 13And the EgyptiansH4713 made the children of IsraelH3478 serveH5647 with harshness; 14and they embittered their lifeH2416 with hardH7186 labour in clay and bricksH3843, and in all manner of labour in the fieldH7704: all their labour with which they made them serveH5647 was with harshness. 15And the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 spoke to the HebrewH5680 midwives — of whom the nameH8034 of the oneH259 was Shiphrah, and the nameH8034 of the other was Puah — 16and he saidH559, When ye help the HebrewH5680 women in bearingH3205, and seeH7200 [them] on the stool, if it be a sonH1121, then ye shall killH4191 him, but if a daughterH1323, then she shall live. 17But the midwives fearedH3372 1GodH430, and did not as the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 had saidH1696 to them, but saved the male childrenH3206 aliveH2421. 18And the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 calledH7121 the midwives and saidH559 to them, WhyH4069 have ye done this, and saved the male childrenH3206 aliveH2421? 19And the midwives saidH559 to PharaohH6547, Because the HebrewH5680 womenH802 are not as the EgyptianH4713; for they are strong, and they have borneH3205 before the midwife comesH935 to them. 20And 2GodH430 dealt wellH3190 with the midwives; and the peopleH5971 multipliedH7235 and became veryH3966 strong. 21And it came to pass, because the midwives fearedH3372 3GodH430, that he madeH6213 them housesH1004. 22Then PharaohH6547 charged all his peopleH5971, sayingH559, Every sonH1121 that is born ye shall castH7993 into the riverH2975, but every daughterH1323 ye shall save aliveH2421.