Exodus 1:17

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

ASV

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

LSV

And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt has spoken to them, and they keep the boys alive;

YLT

And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE

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

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WLC

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

LXX-Br

Ἐφοβήθησαν δὲ αἱ μαῖαι τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησαν καθότι συνέταξεν αὐταῖς ὁ βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἐζωογόνουν τὰ ἄρσενα.

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• Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
• Exodus 1:21And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
• Luke 12:5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
• Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
• Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Proverbs 16:6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
• Acts 4:18–20Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than…
• Daniel 3:16–18Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and…
• Daniel 6:13Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”
• Psalms 31:19How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
• Genesis 42:18and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
• Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
• Ecclesiastes 8:12Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
• Nehemiah 5:15The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
• Proverbs 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
• Micah 6:16You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of…

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