Exodus 1:16
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Exodus 1:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn ihr den Hebräerinnen bei der Geburt helfet und ihr sie auf dem Geburtsstuhl sehet: wenn es ein Sohn ist, so tötet ihn, und wenn eine Tochter, so mag sie leben.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Cuando parteareis á las Hebreas, y mirareis los asientos, si fuere hijo, matadlo; y si fuere hija, entonces viva.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Quando fizerdes o parto das hebreias, e olhardes os assentos, se for filho, matai-o; e se for filha, então viva.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele disse: "Quando vós ajudardes as hebreias no parto, observai quando elas derem à luz. Se for menino, então deveis matá-lo; mas, se for menina, ela viverá".
📖 Exodus 1:16 in Context
14And 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.
15And 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:
16And 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.
17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
18And 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?
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