Exodus 1:1-22

1 ¶ Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. names^H8034 children^H1121 Israel^H3478 came^H935 Egypt^H4714 man^H376 household^H1004 came^H935 Jacob^H3290

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Reuben^H7205 Simeon^H8095 Levi^H3878 Judah^H3063

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Issachar^H3485 Zebulun^H2074 Benjamin^H1144

4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. Dan^H1835 Naphtali^H5321 Gad^H1410 Asher^H836

5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. souls^H5315 out^H3318 loins^H3409 Jacob^H3290 seventy^H7657 souls^H5315 Joseph^H3130 Egypt^H4714

6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. Joseph^H3130 died^H4191 brethren^H251 generation^H1755

7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. children^H1121 Israel^H3478 fruitful^H6509 abundantly^H8317 multiplied^H7235 exceeding^H3966 exceeding^H3966 mighty^H6105 land^H776 filled^H4390

8 ¶ Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. up^H6965 new^H2319 king^H4428 Egypt^H4714 knew^H3045 Joseph^H3130

9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: said^H559 people^H5971 people^H5971 children^H1121 Israel^H3478 more^H7227 mightier^H6099

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. on^H3051 wisely^H2449 multiply^H7235 out^H7122 war^H4421 they^H1931 join^H3254 enemies^H8130 fight^H3898 up^H5927 land^H776

11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. set^H7760 taskmasters^H4522 taskmasters^H8269 afflict^H6031 burdens^H5450 built^H1129 Pharaoh^H6547 treasure^H4543 cities^H5892 Pithom^H6619 Raamses^H7486

12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. afflicted^H6031 more^H3651 multiplied^H7235 grew^H6555 grieved^H6973 because^H6440 children^H1121 Israel^H3478

13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: Egyptians^H4714 made^H5647 children^H1121 Israel^H3478 serve^H5647 rigour^H6531

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. made^H4843 lives^H2416 bitter^H4843 hard^H7186 bondage^H5656 morter^H2563 brick^H3843 service^H5656 field^H7704 service^H5656 serve^H5647 rigour^H6531

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: king^H4428 Egypt^H4714 spake^H559 Hebrew^H5680 midwives^H3205 name^H8034 one^H259 Shiphrah^H8236 name^H8034 other^H8145 Puah^H6326

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. said^H559 midwife^H3205 women^H5680 see^H7200 stools^H70 son^H1121 kill^H4191 daughter^H1323 live^H2425

17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. midwives^H3205 feared^H3372 God^H430 did^H6213 king^H4428 Egypt^H4714 commanded^H1696 saved^H2421 children^H3206 alive^H2421

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? king^H4428 Egypt^H4714 called^H7121 midwives^H3205 said^H559 Why^H4069 done^H6213 thing^H1697 saved^H2421 children^H3206 alive^H2421

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. midwives^H3205 said^H559 Pharaoh^H6547 Hebrew^H5680 women^H802 women^H4713 lively^H2422 delivered^H3205 ere^H2962 midwives^H3205 in^H935

20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. God^H430 well^H3190 midwives^H3205 people^H5971 multiplied^H7235 very^H3966 mighty^H6105

21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. midwives^H3205 feared^H3372 God^H430 made^H6213 houses^H1004

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. Pharaoh^H6547 charged^H6680 people^H5971 saying^H559 son^H1121 born^H3209 cast^H7993 river^H2975 daughter^H1323 alive^H2421