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Exodus 1:17

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17But the midwives 1afeared God, and bdid not do as the king of Egypt had 2commanded them, but let the boys live.

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Exodus 1:17: But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.

Footnotes

  1. 1Or revered
  2. 2Lit spoken to

Cross references

  1. aEx 1:21; Prov 16:6
  2. bActs 4:18–20; 5:29

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

NLTNew Living Translation

But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But the midwives feared God, and they did not do as the king of Egypt had said to them. They let the boys live.

KJV 1900King James Version

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