Exodus 1:17

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📖 Featured Translation Change version:

“But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they saved the men children alive.”

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📖 Aramaic

Onkelos

וּדְחִילָא חַיָתָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וְלָא עֲבָדָא כְּמָא דְמַלִיל עִמְהֶן מַלְכָּא דְמִצְרָיִם וְקַיָמָא יָת בְּנַיָא:

📖 English

ASV

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

BBE

But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.

DARBY

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.

DRB

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.

JPS

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

KJV

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

LXX Brenton

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.

Onkelos_ENG

But the midwives feared before the Lord, and did not act as the king of Mizraim had bidden them, but preserved the sons alive.

SP_ENG

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they saved the men children alive.

WEB

But the midwives feared God, and didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

YLT

And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;

📖 French

CRAMPON

Mais les sages-femmes craignirent Dieu, et ne firent pas comme leur avait dit le roi d’Égypte; elles laissèrent vivre les garçons.

DARBY_FR

Mais les sages-femmes craignirent Dieu, et ne firent pas comme le roi d'Égypte leur avait dit; et elles laissèrent vivre les enfants mâles.

LS1910

Mais les sages-femmes craignirent Dieu, et ne firent point ce que leur avait dit le roi d'Egypte; elles laissèrent vivre les enfants.

📖 German

LUT1545

Aber die Wehmütter fürchteten Gott und taten nicht, wie der König in Ägypten zu ihnen gesagt hatte, sondern ließen die Kinder leben.

LUT1912

Aber die Wehmütter fürchteten Gott und taten nicht, wie der König von Ägypten ihnen gesagt hatte, sondern ließen die Kinder leben.

📖 Greek

Codex Alexandrinus

ἐφοβήθησαν δὲ αἱ μαῖαι τὸν θεὸν καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησαν καθότι συνέταξεν αὐταῖς ὁ βασιλεὺς αἰγύπτου καὶ ἐζωογόνουν τὰ ἄρσενα

📖 Hebrew

Leningrad Codex

וַתִּירֶאןָ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וְלֹא עָשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶן מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים׃ ‬

ותיראנה המילדות את האלהים ולא עשו כאשר דבר אליהן מלך מצרים ותחיינה את הילדים

📖 Italian

Diodati1885

Ma quelle levatrici temettero Iddio, e non fecero secondo che il re di Egitto avea loro detto; anzi lasciarono vivere i fanciulli.

📖 Polish

Gdansk

Ale baby one bały się Boga, i nie czyniły, jako im rozkazał król Egipski, ale żywo zachowywały chłopiątka.

📖 Portuguese

ALM1628

As parteiras, porém, temeram a Deus e não fizeram como o rei do Egito lhes dissera, antes conservavam os meninos com vida.

ALM1753

As parteiras, porém, temeram a Deus e não fizeram como o rei do Egito lhes ordenara, antes conservavam os meninos com vida.

📖 Spanish

BO1569

Mas las parteras temieron a Dios, y no hicieron como les mandó el rey de Egipto, y daban la vida a los niños.

RV1909

Mas las parteras temieron á Dios, y no hicieron como les mandó el rey de Egipto, sino que reservaban la vida á los niños.

RVA

Mas las parteras temieron á Dios, y no hicieron como les mandó el rey de Egipto, sino que reservaban la vida á los niños.

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