Exodus 1:17

85 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

ASV Byzantine Text

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe nawkta omsakkung Hebru nongpata hnik loe Sithaw to zit hoi pongah, Izip siangpahrang mah thuih ih lok baktih toengah sah hoi ai; caa nongpanawk to pathlung hoi.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae ca-om rhoi loh Pathen te a rhih rhoi. Te dongah Egypt manghai loh amih rhoi taengkah a thui bangla saii rhoi pawt tih camoe te a hing sak rhoi.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae ca-om rhoi loh Pathen te a rhih rhoi. Te dongah Egypt manghai loh amih rhoi taengkah a thui bangla saii rhoi pawt tih camoe te a hing sak rhoi.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aka, makau iho la na palekeiki i ke Akua; aole laua i hana i ka mea a ke alii o Aigupita i kauoha ai in laua; aka, hoola ae la laua i na keikikane.

English Berean Standard Bible

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, fanmchay yo te gen krentif pou Bondye. Yo pa t' fe sa wa Lejip la te ba yo lòd fè a. Yo te kite ti gason yo viv tou.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Timuerunt autem obstetrices Deum, et non fecerunt juxta præceptum regis Ægypti, sed conservabant mares.

Bible in Basic English

But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mais les sages-femmes craignirent Dieu, et ne firent pas comme le roi d’Égypte leur avait dit ; et elles laissèrent vivre les enfants mâles.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Bály se pak ty baby Boha, a nečinily tak, jakž jim poručil král Egyptský, ale živých nechávaly pacholíků.

Kosraean Bible

Tusruktu mutan akisus inge eltal etu in sangeng sin God, oru eltal tia aksol tokosra, a eltal fuhlela tulik mukul uh in moul.

World Portuguese Bible

Mas as parteiras temeram a Deus, e não fizeram o que o rei do Egito lhes ordenou, mas deixaram os meninos vivos.

Romanian BTF Bible

Dar moașele s-au temut de Dumnezeu și nu au făcut cum le-a poruncit împăratul Egiptului, ci au lăsat băieții în viață.

Brenton English Septuagint

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သို့ရာတွင်ဝမ်းဆွဲအမျိုးသမီးတို့သည် ထာဝရဘုရားကိုကြောက်ရွံ့သူများဖြစ်သောကြောင့် ဘုရင်၏အမိန့်ကိုမနာခံဘဲယောကျာ်းကလေးများကိုအသက်ချမ်းသာစေကြ၏။-

Darby Translation

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Aber die Hebammen fürchteten Gott und taten nicht, wie der König von Ägypten zu ihnen gesagt hatte, und erhielten die Knäblein am Leben.

Dutch Bible 1917

Doch de vroedvrouwen vreesden God, en deden niet, gelijk als de koning van Egypte tot haar gesproken had, maar zij behielden de knechtjes in het leven.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar de vroedvrouwen vreesden God; ze deden niet wat de koning van Egypte haar had bevolen en lieten ook de jongens in leven.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ma quelle levatrici temettero Iddio, e non fecero secondo che il re di Egitto avea loro detto; anzi lasciarono vivere i fanciulli.

Douay-Rheims 1899

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.

Geneva Bible 1599

Notwithstanding ye midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but preserued aliue the men children.

Danish Bible 1931

Men Jordemødrene frygtede Gud og gjorde ikke, som Ægypterkongen havde befalet dem, men lod Drengebørnene leve.

Leeser Tanakh

But the midwives feared God, and they did not as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

King James Version

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

King James Version + Apocrypha

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nhưng các bà mụ kính sợ Đức Chúa Trời, chẳng làm theo lời vua Ê-díp-tô phán dặn, đều để cho các con trai sống hết.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Revised West Version

Ka naʻe manavahē ʻae ongo māʻuli ki he ʻOtua, pea naʻe ʻikai te na fai ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻae tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite kiate kinaua, ka naʻa na fakamoʻui ʻae fānau tangata.

French Ostervald Bible

Mais les sages-femmes craignirent Dieu, et ne firent pas ce que le roi d'Égypte leur avait dit; et elles laissèrent vivre les garçons.

Esperanto Bible

Sed la akuŝistinoj timis Dion, kaj ili ne faris, kiel diris al ili la reĝo de Egiptujo; kaj ili lasis la vivon al la virseksaj infanoj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Mais les sages-femmes craignirent Dieu, et ne firent point ce que leur avait dit le roi d’Égypte; elles laissèrent vivre les enfants.

German Luther Bible 1912

Aber die Wehmütter fürchteten Gott und taten nicht, wie der König von Ägypten ihnen gesagt hatte, sondern ließen die Kinder leben.

LXX2012 U. S. English

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.

British English Septuagint 2012

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.

Majority Standard BIble

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.

Webster Bible

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male-children alive.

Revised Version

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ma le levatrici temettero Iddio, e non fecero quello che il re d’Egitto aveva ordinato loro; lasciarono vivere i maschi.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mais les sages-femmes craignaient Dieu, et ne firent pas ce que le roi d'Égypte leur avait ordonné : elles laissèrent vivre les garçons.

Reina Valera 1909

Mas las parteras temieron á Dios, y no hicieron como les mandó el rey de Egipto, sino que reservaban la vida á los niños.

Spanish BLL

Pero las parteras temían a Dios, y no hicieron lo que el rey de Egipto les ordenó, sino que dejaron vivir a los niños.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Pero las parteras temían a Dios, y no hicieron lo que el rey de Egipto les ordenaba, sino que salvaron la vida a los niños.

Croatian Bible

Ali su se babice bojale Boga i nisu činile kako im je naredio egipatski kralj, nego su ostavljale na životu mušku djecu.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ali se babice bojahu Boga, i ne činjahu kako im reče car misirski, nego ostavljahu decu u životu.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

But the midwives feared before the Lord, and did not act as the king of Mizraim had bidden them, but preserved the sons alive.

German Textbibel

Die Hebammen jedoch waren gottesfürchtig und führten nicht aus, was der König von Ägypten ihnen geboten hatte, sondern ließen die Knäblein am Leben.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַתִּירֶ֤אןָ הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְלֹ֣א עָשׂ֔וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִֽים׃