Dual Panel1Now these<428> are the names<8034> of the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> who came<935> to Egypt<4714> with Jacob<3290>; they came<935> each<376> one<376> with his household<1004>:
2Reuben<7205>, Simeon<8095>, Levi<3878> and Judah<3063>;
3Issachar<3485>, Zebulun<2074> and Benjamin<1144>;
4Dan<1835> and Naphtali<5321>, Gad<1410> and Asher<836>.
5All<3605> the persons<5315> who came<3318> from the loins<3409> of Jacob<3290> were seventy<7657> in number<5315>, but Joseph<3130> was already in Egypt<4714>.
6Joseph<3130> died<4191>, and all<3605> his brothers<251> and all<3605> that generation<1755>.
7But the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> were fruitful<6509> and increased<8317> greatly<8317>, and multiplied<7235>, and became<6105> exceedingly<3966> mighty<6105>, so that the land<776> was filled<4390> with them.
8Now a new<2319> king<4428> arose<6965> over<5921> Egypt<4714>, who<834> did not know<3045> Joseph<3130>.
9He said<559> to his people<5971>, "Behold<2009>, the people<5971> of the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> are more<7227> and mightier<6099> than<4480> we.
10"Come<3051>, let us deal<2449> wisely<2449> with them, or<6435> else<6435> they will multiply<7235> and in the event<1961><3588><7122> of war<4421>, they will also<1571> join<3254> themselves to those who<834> hate<8130> us, and fight<3898> against us and depart<5927> from the land<776>."
11So they appointed<7760> taskmasters<8269><4522> over<5921> them to afflict<6031> them with hard<5450> labor<5450>. And they built<1129> for Pharaoh<6547> storage<4543> cities<5892>, Pithom<6619> and Raamses<7486>.
12But the more<3512> they afflicted<6031> them, the more<3651> they multiplied<7235> and the more<3651> they spread<6555> out, so that they were in dread<6973> of the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>.
13The Egyptians<4714> compelled the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> to labor<5647> rigorously<6531>;
14and they made<4843> their lives<2425> bitter<4843> with hard<7186> labor<5656> in mortar<2563> and bricks<3843> and at all<3605> kinds of labor<5656> in the field<7704>, all<3605> their labors<5656> which<834> they rigorously<6531> imposed<5647> on them.
15Then the king<4428> of Egypt<4714> spoke<559> to the Hebrew<5680> midwives<3205>, one<259> of whom<834> was named<8034> Shiphrah<8236> and the other<8145> was named<8034> Puah<6326>;
16and he said<559>, "When you are helping the Hebrew<5680> women<5680> to give<3205> birth<3205> and see<7200> them upon the birthstool<70>, if<518> it is a son<1121>, then you shall put<4191> him to death<4191>; but if<518> it is a daughter<1323>, then she shall live<2421>."
17But the midwives<3205> feared<3372> God<430>, and did not do<6213> as the king<4428> of Egypt<4714> had commanded<1696> them, but let the boys<3206> live<2421>.
18So the king<4428> of Egypt<4714> called<7121> for the midwives<3205> and said<559> to them, "Why<4069> have you done<6213> this<2088> thing<1697>, and let the boys<3206> live<2421>?"
19The midwives<3205> said<559> to Pharaoh<6547>, "Because<3588> the Hebrew<5680> women<5680> are not as the Egyptian<4713> women<802>; for they are vigorous<2422> and give<3205> birth<3205> before<2962> the midwife<3205> can<935> get<935> to them."
20So God<430> was good<3190> to the midwives<3205>, and the people<5971> multiplied<7235>, and became<6105> very<3966> mighty<6105>.
21Because<3588> the midwives<3205> feared<3372> God<430>, He established<6213> households<1004> for them.
22Then Pharaoh<6547> commanded<6680> all<3605> his people<5971>, saying<559>, "Every<3605> son<1121> who is born<3209> you are to cast<7993> into the Nile<2975>, and every<3605> daughter<1323> you are to keep<2421> alive<2421>."