Now these are the names
of the children
of Israel,
which came
into Egypt;
every man
and his household
came
with Jacob.
whole household
πανοικίᾳ
panoikia
Reuben,
Simeon,
Levi,
and Judah,
Issachar,
Zebulun,
and Benjamin,
Dan,
and Naphtali,
Gad,
and Asher.
And all the souls
that came out
of the loins
of Jacob
were seventy
souls:
for Joseph
was in Egypt
already.
And Joseph
died,
and all his brethren,
and all that generation.
And the children
of Israel
were fruitful,
and increased abundantly,
and multiplied,
and waxed exceeding
mighty;
and the land
was filled
with them.
Now there arose up
a new
king
over Egypt,
which knew
not Joseph.
And he said
unto his people,
Behold, the people
of the children
of Israel
are more
and mightier
than we:
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.
excite to war
ἐκπολεμήσαντες
ekpolemēsantes
Therefore they did set
over them taskmasters
to afflict
them with their burdens.
And they built
for Pharaoh
treasure
cities,
Pithom
and Raamses.
firm
ὀχυρὰς
ochyras
Pithōm
Πιθωμ
pithōm
Ramessē
Ραμεσση
ramessē
Ōn
Ων
ōn
But the more they afflicted
them, the more
they multiplied
and grew.
And they were grieved
because
of the children
of Israel.
And the Egyptians
made
the children
of Israel
to serve
with rigour:
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.
afflict grievously
κατωδύνων
katōdynōn
brick-making
πλινθείᾳ
plintheia
plain
πεδίοις
pediois
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:
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.
say
deliver
μαιοῦσθε
maiousthe
Ebraia
Εβραίας
ebraias
But the midwives
feared
God,
and did
not as the king
of Egypt
commanded
them, but saved
the men children
alive.
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?
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.
Therefore God
dealt well
with the midwives:
and the people
multiplied,
and waxed very
mighty.
And it came to pass, because the midwives
feared
God,
that he made
them houses.
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.
