Exodus Chapter 1

Israel Multiplies in Egypt

1Now theseH428 are the 1namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 who cameH935 to EgyptH4714 with JacobH3290; they cameH935, eachH376 oneH376 2with his householdH1004: 2ReubenH7205, SimeonH8095, LeviH3878, and JudahH3063; 3IssacharH3485, ZebulunH2074, and BenjaminH1144; 4DanH1835 and NaphtaliH5321, GadH1410 and AsherH836. 53AllH3605 the peopleH5315 who descendedH3318H3409 from JacobH3290 were 4seventyH7657 5peopleH5315, but JosephH3130 was already in EgyptH4714. 6And 6JosephH3130 diedH4191, and allH3605 his brothersH251 and allH3605 that generationH1755. 7But the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 7wereH6509 fruitfulH6509 and 8increasedH8317 greatlyH8317, and multipliedH7235, and becameH6105 exceedinglyH3966 9mightyH6105, so that the landH776 was filledH4390 with them.

8Now a newH2319 10kingH4428 aroseH6965 overH5921 EgyptH4714, whoH834 did not knowH3045 JosephH3130. 9And 11he saidH559 to his peopleH5971, “BeholdH2009, the peopleH5971 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 are 12tooH4480 manyH7227 and too mightyH6099 for us. 10ComeH3051, let us 13dealH2449 14shrewdlyH2449 with them, otherwiseH6435 they will multiplyH7235, and 15in the eventH1961H3588H7122 of warH4421, they will alsoH1571 joinH3254 those whoH834 hateH8130 us, and fightH3898 against us and 16departH5927 from the landH776.” 11So they appointedH7760 17taskmastersH8269H4522 overH5921 them to oppressH6031 them with 1819hardH5450 laborH5450. And they builtH1129 for PharaohH6547 20storageH4543 citiesH5892, PithomH6619 and 21RaamsesH7486. 12But the moreH3512 they oppressedH6031 them, 22the moreH3651 they multipliedH7235 and the moreH3651 they 23spreadH6555 outH6555, so that they dreadedH6973 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. 13The EgyptiansH4714 24used violenceH6531 to compel the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 25to laborH5647; 14and they madeH4843 26their livesH2425 bitterH4843 with hardH7186 laborH5656 in mortarH2563 and bricksH3843 and at allH3605 kinds of laborH5656 in the fieldH7704, allH3605 their laborsH5656 whichH834 they violentlyH6531 had them performH5647 asH5647 slavesH5647.

15Then the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 spokeH559 to the HebrewH5680 midwivesH3205, oneH259 of whomH834 27was namedH8034 ShiphrahH8236, and the otherH8145 28was namedH8034 PuahH6326; 16and he saidH559, “When you are helping the HebrewH5680 womenH5680 to giveH3205 birthH3205 and seeH7200 them upon the birthstoolH70, 29ifH518 it is a sonH1121, then you shall putH4191 him toH4191 deathH4191; but ifH518 it is a daughterH1323, then she shall liveH2421.” 17But the midwivesH3205 3031fearedH3372 GodH430, and 32did not doH6213 as the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 had 33commandedH1696 them, but let the boysH3206 liveH2421. 18So the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 calledH7121 for the midwivesH3205 and saidH559 to them, “WhyH4069 have you doneH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697, and let the boysH3206 liveH2421?” 19The midwivesH3205 saidH559 to PharaohH6547, “BecauseH3588 the HebrewH5680 womenH5680 are not like the EgyptianH4713 womenH802; for they are vigorousH2422 and giveH3205 birthH3205 beforeH2962 the midwifeH3205 34canH935 getH935 to them.” 20So 35GodH430 wasH3190 goodH3190 to the midwivesH3205, and 36the peopleH5971 multipliedH7235, and becameH6105 veryH3966 37mightyH6105. 21And becauseH3588 the midwivesH3205 3839fearedH3372 GodH430, He 4041establishedH6213 42householdsH1004 for them. 22Then PharaohH6547 commandedH6680 allH3605 his peopleH5971, sayingH559, “43EveryH3605 sonH1121 who is bornH3209, 44you are to throwH7993 into 45the NileH2975, but everyH3605 daughterH1323, you are to keepH2421 aliveH2421.”