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1. These are the names of the sons of Israel who, accompanied by their households, migrated with Jacob into Egypt:
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1. Now these H428 are the names H8034 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , which came H935 into Egypt H4714 ; every man H376 and his household H1004 came H935 with H854 Jacob H3290 .
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2. Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah;
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2. Reuben H7205 , Simeon H8095 , Levi H3878 , and Judah H3063 ,
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3. Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin;
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3. Issachar H3485 , Zebulun H2074 , and Benjamin H1144 ,
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4. Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
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4. Dan H1835 , and Naphtali H5321 , Gad H1410 , and Asher H836 .
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5. The total number of the direct descendants of Jacob was seventy. Joseph was already in Egypt.
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5. And all H3605 the souls H5315 that came out H3318 of the loins H3409 of Jacob H3290 were H1961 seventy H7657 souls H5315 : for Joseph H3130 was H1961 in Egypt H4714 already .
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6. Now Joseph and all his brothers and that whole generation died.
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6. And Joseph H3130 died H4191 , and all H3605 his brethren H251 , and all H3605 that H1931 generation H1755 .
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7. But the Israelites were fruitful and prolific. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them.
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7. And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 were fruitful H6509 , and increased abundantly H8317 , and multiplied H7235 , and waxed exceeding mighty H6105 H3966 H3966 ; and the land H776 was filled H4390 with H854 them.
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8. Then a new king, who knew nothing of Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
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8. Now there arose up H6965 a new H2319 king H4428 over H5921 Egypt H4714 , which H834 knew H3045 not H3808 H853 Joseph H3130 .
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9. He said to his subjects, "Look how numerous and powerful the Israelite people are growing, more so than we ourselves!
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9. And he said H559 unto H413 his people H5971 , Behold H2009 , the people H5971 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 are more H7227 and mightier H6099 than H4480 we:
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10. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them to stop their increase; otherwise, in time of war they too may join our enemies to fight against us, and so leave our country."
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10. Come H3051 on , let us deal wisely H2449 with them; lest H6435 they multiply H7235 , and it come to pass H1961 , that, when H3588 there falleth out H7122 any war H4421 , they H1931 join H3254 also H1571 unto H5921 our enemies H8130 , and fight H3898 against us , and so get them up H5927 out of H4480 the land H776 .
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11. Accordingly, taskmasters were set over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. Thus they had to build for Pharaoh the supply cities of Pithom and Raamses.
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11. Therefore they did set H7760 over H5921 them taskmasters H8269 H4522 to H4616 afflict H6031 them with their burdens H5450 . And they built H1129 for Pharaoh H6547 treasure H4543 cities H5892 , H853 Pithom H6619 and Rameses H7486 .
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12. Yet the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread. The Egyptians, then, dreaded the Israelites
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12. But the more H834 they afflicted H6031 them , the more H3651 they multiplied H7235 and grew H3651 H6555 . And they were grieved H6973 because H4480 H6440 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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13. and reduced them to cruel slavery,
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13. And the Egyptians H4714 made H853 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 to serve H5647 with rigor H6531 :
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14. making life bitter for them with hard work in mortar and brick and all kinds of field work-- the whole cruel fate of slaves.
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14. And they made H853 their lives H2416 bitter H4843 with hard H7186 bondage H5656 , in mortar H2563 , and in brick H3843 , and in all manner H3605 of service H5656 in the field H7704 : H853 all H3605 their service H5656 , wherein H834 they made them serve H5647 , was with rigor H6531 .
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15. The king of Egypt told the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was called Shiphrah and the other Puah,
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15. And the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 spoke H559 to the Hebrew H5680 midwives H3205 , of which H834 the name H8034 of the one H259 was Shiphrah H8236 , and the name H8034 of the other H8145 Puah H6326 :
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16. "When you act as midwives for the Hebrew women and see them giving birth, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she may live."
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16. And he said H559 , When ye do the office of a midwife H3205 to H853 the Hebrew women H5680 , and see H7200 them upon H5921 the stools H70 ; if H518 it H1931 be a son H1121 , then ye shall kill H4191 him : but if H518 it H1931 be a daughter H1323 , then she shall live H2425 .
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17. The midwives, however, feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt had ordered them, but let the boys live.
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17. But the midwives H3205 feared H3372 H853 God H430 , and did H6213 not H3808 as H834 the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 commanded H1696 H413 them , but saved H2421 H853 the men children H3206 alive.
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18. So the king summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you acted thus, allowing the boys to live?"
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18. And the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 called for H7121 the midwives H3205 , and said H559 unto them, Why H4069 have ye done H6213 this H2088 thing H1697 , and have saved H2421 H853 the men children H3206 alive?
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19. The midwives answered Pharaoh, "The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. They are robust and give birth before the midwife arrives."
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19. And the midwives H3205 said H559 unto H413 Pharaoh H6547 , Because H3588 the Hebrew women H5680 are not H3808 as the Egyptian H4713 women H802 ; for H3588 they H2007 are lively H2422 , and are delivered H3205 ere H2962 the midwives H3205 come in H935 unto H413 them.
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20. Therefore God dealt well with the midwives. The people, too, increased and grew strong.
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20. Therefore God H430 dealt well H3190 with the midwives H3205 : and the people H5971 multiplied H7235 , and waxed very mighty H6105 H3966 .
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21. And because the midwives feared God, he built up families for them.
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21. And it came to pass H1961 , because H3588 the midwives H3205 feared H3372 H853 God H430 , that he made H6213 them houses H1004 .
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22. Pharaoh then commanded all his subjects, "Throw into the river every boy that is born to the Hebrews, but you may let all the girls live."
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22. And Pharaoh H6547 charged H6680 all H3605 his people H5971 , saying H559 , Every H3605 son H1121 that is born H3209 ye shall cast H7993 into the river H2975 , and every H3605 daughter H1323 ye shall save alive H2421 .
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