Exodus 1
1. Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came * into Egypt;every man and his household came * with Jacob.
2. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
3. Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4. Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5. And all the souls that came out * of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
6. And Joseph died * , and all his brethren, and all that generation.
7. And the children of Israel were fruitful * , and increased abundantly * , and multiplied * , and waxed exceeding mighty * ; and the land was filled * with them.
8. Now there arose up * a new king over Egypt, which knew * not Joseph.
9. And he said * unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
10. Come on * , let us deal wisely * with them; lest they multiply * , and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out * any war, they join * also unto our enemies * , and fight * against us, and so get them up * out of the land.
11. Therefore they did set * over them taskmasters to afflict * them with their burdens. And they built * for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
12. But the more they afflicted * them, the more they multiplied * and grew * . And they were grieved * because of the children of Israel.
13. And the Egyptians made * the children of Israel to serve * with rigour:
14. And they made * their lives bitter * with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve * , was with rigour.
15. And the king of Egypt spake * to the Hebrew midwives * , of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
16. And he said * , When ye do the office of a midwife * to the Hebrew women, and see * them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill * him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live * .
17. But the midwives * feared * God, and did * not as the king of Egypt commanded * them, but saved * the men children alive * .
18. And the king of Egypt called * for the midwives * , and said * unto them, Why have ye done * this thing,and have saved * the men children alive * ?
19. And the midwives * said * unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively,and are delivered * ere the midwives * come in * unto them.
20. Therefore God dealt well * with the midwives * : and the people multiplied * , and waxed very mighty * .
21. And it came to pass, because the midwives * feared * God, that he made * them houses.
22. And Pharaoh charged * all his people, saying * , Every son that is born ye shall cast * into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive * .
