Exodus 1:18
And 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?
Exodus 1:18 in other translations
| BSB | So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?” |
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| WEB | The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?” |
| ASV | And 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? |
| YLT | and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, ‘Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?' |
| DARBY | And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive? |
| BBE | And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living? |
| Webster | And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the male-children alive? |
What does Exodus 1:18 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 1:15-22
The Egyptians tried to destroy Israel by the murder of their children. The enmity that is in the seed of the serpent, against the Seed of the woman, makes men forget all pity. It is plain that the Hebrews were now under an uncommon blessing. And we see that the services done for God's Israel are often repaid in kind. Pharaoh gave orders to drown all the male children of the Hebrews. The enemy who, by Pharaoh…
Exodus 1:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 1:18
- Ecclesiastes 8:4
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
- 2 Samuel 13:28
Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
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Context
- Exodus 1:17
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
- Exodus 1:18
And 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?
- Exodus 1:19
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
Exodus 1:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el rey de Egipto hizo llamar á las parteras, y díjoles: Por qué habéis hecho esto, que habéis reservado la vida á los niños? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi d’Égypte appela les sages-femmes, et leur dit: Pourquoi avez-vous fait cela, et avez-vous laissé vivre les enfants mâles? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der König von Ägypten rief die Hebammen und sprach zu ihnen: Warum habt ihr dieses getan und die Knäblein am Leben erhalten? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quibus ad se accersitis, rex ait: Quidnam est hoc quod facere voluistis, ut pueros servaretis? |