1 ¶ Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. See also: Genesis 46:8-26 1 Chronicles 2:1-2 Genesis 35:23-26 Genesis 29:31 Genesis 35:18
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, See also: Genesis 35:22
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, See also: Exodus 28:20 Genesis 35:23
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. See also: Deuteronomy 10:22 Genesis 46:26-27 Judges 8:30 Exodus 1:20
6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. See also: Genesis 50:26 Genesis 50:24 Acts 7:14-16
7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. See also: Genesis 46:3 Genesis 1:28 Deuteronomy 26:5 Genesis 9:1 Genesis 35:11
8 ¶ Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. See also: Acts 7:18 Ecclesiastes 2:18-19 Ecclesiastes 9:15
9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: See also: Psalms 105:24-25 Ecclesiastes 4:4 James 3:14-16 Numbers 22:4-5 Proverbs 14:28
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. See also: Psalms 83:3-4 Acts 7:19 Proverbs 1:11 Psalms 105:25 Psalms 10:2
11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. See also: Genesis 15:13 Genesis 47:11 Exodus 2:11 Exodus 3:7 Deuteronomy 26:6
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. See also: Psalms 105:24 Exodus 1:9 Romans 8:28 Acts 5:28-33 John 12:19
13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: See also: Deuteronomy 4:20
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. See also: Acts 7:19 Numbers 20:15 Exodus 2:23 Exodus 6:9 Psalms 81:6
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. See also: Exodus 1:22 Matthew 21:38 Revelation 12:4
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. See also: Acts 5:29 Exodus 1:21 Ecclesiastes 12:13 Matthew 10:28 Luke 12:5
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? See also: Ecclesiastes 8:4 2 Samuel 13:28
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. See also: Joshua 2:4-24 2 Samuel 17:19-20 1 Samuel 21:2
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. See also: Ecclesiastes 8:12 Isaiah 3:10 Proverbs 11:18 Exodus 1:12 Psalms 111:5
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. See also: 1 Kings 11:38 1 Samuel 2:35 Psalms 37:3 2 Samuel 7:27-29 Ecclesiastes 8:12
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. See also: Acts 7:19 Proverbs 1:16 Exodus 1:16 Psalms 105:25 Proverbs 4:16