Exodus 1:15
“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:”
Exodus 1:15 — King James Version
Verse 15 of 22 in Exodus chapter 1 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Exodus 1:15 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,”
- American Standard Version
- “And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:”
Exodus 1 — full chapter (King James Version)
Now these are the names of the children of , which came into ; every man and his household came with . , , , and , , , and , , and , , and . And all the souls that came out of the loins of were seventy souls: for was in already. And died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. And the children of were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. Now there arose up a new king over , which knew not . And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of are more and mightier than we: Come , 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. Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for treasure cities, and . But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of . And the made the children of to serve with rigour: 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. And the king of spake to the midwives, of which the name of the one was , and the name of the other : And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the 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. But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of commanded them, but saved the men children alive. And the king of called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? And the midwives said unto , Because the women are not as the women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. Therefore God dealt with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. And charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.