Exodus 1:18 KJV — MannaFest

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?

KJV

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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?

WEB

So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”

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?'

DBT

And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive?

About this book

Old Testament

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Exodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.

Author: Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
Date: 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus

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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.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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A recital of the names of the twelve patriarchs, as they are called, Acts vii. Their names are often repeated in scripture, that they may not sound uncouth to us, as other hard names, but that, by their occurring so frequently, they may become familiar to us; and to show how precious God's spiritual Israel are to him, and how much he delights in them.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

They gave a reason for it, which, it seems, God's gracious promise furnished them with--that they came too late to do it, for generally the children were born before they came,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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