Exodus 1 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Israel Multiplies in Egypt

1 Now these ^H428 are the names ^H8034 of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 who came ^H935 to Egypt ^H4714 with Jacob ^H3290; they came ^H935, each ^H376 one ^H376 [fn]with his household ^H1004:

2 Reuben ^H7205, Simeon ^H8095, Levi ^H3878, and Judah ^H3063; 3 Issachar ^H3485, Zebulun ^H2074, and Benjamin ^H1144; 4 Dan ^H1835 and Naphtali ^H5321, Gad ^H1410 and Asher ^H836. 5 [fn]All ^H3605 the people ^H5315 who descended ^H3318 H3409 from Jacob ^H3290 were seventy ^H7657 [fn]people ^H5315, but Joseph ^H3130 was already in Egypt ^H4714. 6 And Joseph ^H3130 died ^H4191, and all ^H3605 his brothers ^H251 and all ^H3605 that generation ^H1755. 7 But the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 were ^H6509 fruitful ^H6509 and [fn]increased ^H8317 greatly ^H8317, and multiplied ^H7235, and became ^H6105 exceedingly ^H3966 [fn]mighty ^H6105, so that the land ^H776 was filled ^H4390 with them.

8 Now a new ^H2319 king ^H4428 arose ^H6965 over ^H5921 Egypt ^H4714, who ^H834 did not know ^H3045 Joseph ^H3130. 9 And he said ^H559 to his people ^H5971, “Behold ^H2009, the people ^H5971 of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 are [fn]too ^H4480 many ^H7227 and too mighty ^H6099 for us. 10 Come ^H3051, let us deal ^H2449 [fn]shrewdly ^H2449 with them, otherwise ^H6435 they will multiply ^H7235, and [fn]in the event ^{H1961 H3588 H7122} of war ^H4421, they will also ^H1571 join ^H3254 those who ^H834 hate ^H8130 us, and fight ^H3898 against us and [fn]depart ^H5927 from the land ^H776.” 11 So they appointed ^H7760 taskmasters ^H8269 H4522 over ^H5921 them to oppress ^H6031 them with [fn]hard ^H5450 labor ^H5450. And they built ^H1129 for Pharaoh ^H6547 storage ^H4543 cities ^H5892, Pithom ^H6619 and Raamses ^H7486. 12 But the more ^H834 they oppressed ^H6031 them, the more ^H3651 they multiplied ^H7235 and the more ^H3651 they [fn]spread ^H6555 out ^H6555, so that they dreaded ^H6973 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478. 13 The Egyptians ^H4714 [fn]used violence ^H6531 to compel the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 to labor ^H5647; 14 and they made ^H4843 their lives ^H2416 bitter ^H4843 with hard ^H7186 labor ^H5656 in mortar ^H2563 and bricks ^H3843 and at all ^H3605 kinds of labor ^H5656 in the field ^H7704, all ^H3605 their labors ^H5656 which ^H834 they violently ^H6531 had them perform ^H5647 as ^H5647 slaves ^H5647.

15 Then the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 spoke ^H559 to the Hebrew ^H5680 midwives ^H3205, one ^H259 of whom ^H834 [fn]was named ^H8034 Shiphrah ^H8236, and the other ^H8145 [fn]was named ^H8034 Puah ^H6326; 16 and he said ^H559, “When you are helping the Hebrew ^H5680 women ^H5680 to give ^H3205 birth ^H3205 and see ^H7200 them upon the birthstool ^H70, if ^H518 it is a son ^H1121, then you shall put ^H4191 him to ^H4191 death ^H4191; but if ^H518 it is a daughter ^H1323, then she shall live ^H2421.” 17 But the midwives ^H3205 [fn]feared ^H3372 God ^H430, and did not do ^H6213 as the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 had [fn]commanded ^H1696 them, but let the boys ^H3206 live ^H2421. 18 So the king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 called ^H7121 for the midwives ^H3205 and said ^H559 to them, “Why ^H4069 have you done ^H6213 this ^H2088 thing ^H1697, and let the boys ^H3206 live ^H2421?” 19 The midwives ^H3205 said ^H559 to Pharaoh ^H6547, “Because ^H3588 the Hebrew ^H5680 women ^H5680 are not like the Egyptian ^H4713 women ^H802; for they are vigorous ^H2422 and give ^H3205 birth ^H3205 before ^H2962 the midwife ^H3205 [fn]can ^H935 get ^H935 to them.” 20 So God ^H430 was ^H3190 good ^H3190 to the midwives ^H3205, and the people ^H5971 multiplied ^H7235, and became ^H6105 very ^H3966 [fn]mighty ^H6105. 21 And because ^H3588 the midwives ^H3205 [fn]feared ^H3372 God ^H430, He [fn]established ^H6213 [fn]households ^H1004 for them. 22 Then Pharaoh ^H6547 commanded ^H6680 all ^H3605 his people ^H5971, saying ^H559, “Every ^H3605 son ^H1121 who is born ^H3209, [fn]you are to throw ^H7993 into the Nile ^H2975, but every ^H3605 daughter ^H1323, you are to keep ^H2421 alive ^H2421.”