Exodus 1:18

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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?

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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?

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

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

Bible in Basic English ☆

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?

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

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

Darby Translation ☆

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

And the king called for them and said: What is that you meant to do, that you would save the men children?

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

Then the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, and sayde vnto them, Why haue yee done thus, and haue preserued aliue the men children?

Leeser Tanakh ☆

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and he said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

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?'

King James Version ☆

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?

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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 Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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?

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

And the king of Egypt called the midwives, and said to them, Why is it that you⌃ have done this thing, and saved the male children alive?

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

And the king of Egypt called the midwives, and said to them, Why is it that you⌃ have done this thing, and saved the male children alive?

Majority Standard BIble ☆

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

Webster Bible ☆

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?

Revised Version ☆

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?

Targum Onkelos Etheridge ☆

And the king of Mizraim called

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

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

World English Bible ☆

The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

World English Bible British Edition ☆

The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

World English Bible Classic ☆

The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

World English Bible Updated ☆

The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

World Messianic Bible ☆

The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

Wycliffe Bible portions ☆

To whiche clepid to hym the kyng seide, What is this thing which ye wolden do, that ye wolden kepe the children?

Young's Literal Translation ☆

and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, 'Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?'

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

So Melech Mitzrayim called for the meyalledot, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the yeladim alive?

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

فَدَعَا مَلِكُ مِصْرَ ٱلْقَابِلَتَيْنِ وَقَالَ لَهُمَا: «لِمَاذَا فَعَلْتُمَا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ وَٱسْتَحْيَيْتُمَا ٱلْأَوْلَادَ؟»

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ထို့​ကြောင့်​ဘု​ရင်​သည်​ဝမ်း​ဆွဲ​တို့​အား​ဆင့်​ခေါ်​လျက်``သင်​တို့​သည်​ငါ​၏​အ​မိန့်​ကို​မ​နာ​ခံ​ဘဲ အ​ဘယ်​ကြောင့်​ယောကျာ်း​က​လေး​များ​ကို​အ​သက်​ချမ်း​သာ​စေ​ရ​သ​နည်း'' ဟု​မေး​လေ​၏။-

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

အဲဂုတ္တု ရှင်ဘုရင် သည်လည်း ၊ ဝမ်းဆွဲမ တို့ကို ခေါ် ၍ သင်တို့သည် အဘယ်ကြောင့် ဤသို့ ပြု သနည်း။ ယောက်ျား တို့ကိုအဘယ်ကြောင့်အသက် ချမ်းသာပေးသနည်းဟုမေး စစ်သော်၊

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

To pongah Izip siangpahrang mah nihnik to kawk moe, Tipongah hae tiah tok na sak hoi loe? Tipongah caa nongpanawk to na pathlung hoi loe? tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Te dongah Egypt manghai loh ca-om rhoek te a khue tih amamih taengah, “Balae tih he kah hno he na saii uh tih camoe na hing sak uh,” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Te dongah Egypt manghai loh ca-om rhoek te a khue tih amamih taengah, “Balae tih he kah hno he na saii uh tih camoe na hing sak uh,” a ti nah.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

埃及王召了收生婆来，说：「你们为什么做这事，存留男孩的性命呢？」

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

埃及王召了收生婆來，說：「你們為甚麼做這事，存留男孩的性命呢？」

World Chinese Bible ☆

埃及王召了收生婆来，对她们说：“你们为什么做这事，使男孩存活呢？”

Croatian Bible ☆

Stoga egipatski kralj pozove babice pa im rekne: “Zašto ste tako radile i na životu ostavljale mušku djecu?”

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Povolav tedy bab král Egyptský, mluvil jim: Proč jste to učinily, že jste živé zachovaly pacholíky?

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Da lod Ægypterkongen Jordemødrene kalde og sagde til dem: “Hvorfor har I båret eder således ad og ladet Drengebørnene leve?”

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Toen riep de koning van Egypte de vroedvrouwen, en zeide tot haar: Waarom hebt gijlieden deze zaak gedaan, dat gij de knechtjes in het leven behouden hebt?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Daarom liet de koning van Egypte de vroedvrouwen roepen, en zeide tot haar: Waarom doet gij dit, en laat ge de jongens in leven?

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kaj la reĝo de Egiptujo alvokis la akuŝistinojn, kaj diris al ili: Kial vi tion faras kaj lasas la vivon al la virseksaj infanoj?

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

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 ?

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Alors le roi d'Égypte appela les sages-femmes, et leur dit: Pourquoi avez-vous fait ainsi, et avez-vous laissé vivre les garçons?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Le roi d’Égypte appela les sages-femmes, et leur dit: Pourquoi avez-vous agi ainsi, et avez-vous laissé vivre les enfants?

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Le roi d'Égypte appela les sages-femmes, et leur dit : « Pourquoi avez-vous fait cela, et avez-vous laissé vivre les garçons ? »

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Und der König von Ägypten rief die Hebammen und sprach zu ihnen: Warum habt ihr dieses getan und die Knäblein am Leben erhalten?

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Da rief der König in Ägypten die Wehmütter und sprach zu ihnen: Warum tut ihr das, daß ihr die Kinder leben lasset?

German Textbibel ☆

Da ließ der König von Ägypten die Hebammen rufen und fragte sie: Warum handelt ihr so und laßt die Knäblein am Leben?

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Da ließ der König die Hebammen rufen und fragte sie: Warum tut ihr das, daß ihr die Kinder leben lasset?

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ἐκάλεσε δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου τὰς μαίας καὶ εἶπεν αὐταῖς· τί ὅτι ἐποιήσατε τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο καὶ ἐζωογονεῖτε τὰ ἄρσενα;

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ἐκάλεσε δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου τὰς μαίας, καὶ εἶπεν αὐταῖς, τί ὅτι ἐποιήσατε τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο, καὶ ἐζωογονεῖτε τὰ ἄρσενα;

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Lè sa a, wa a fè rele fanmchay yo, li mande yo: -Poukisa nou fè sa? Apa nou kite ti gason yo viv tou?

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Kii mai la ke alii o Aigupita i na palekeiki, i mai la ia laua, No ke aha la olua i hana'i i keia mea, a hoola i na keikikane?

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

וַיִּקְרָ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ן מַדּ֥וּעַ עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִֽים׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

ויקרא מלך מצרים למילדת ויאמר להן מדוע עשיתן הדבר הזה ותחיין את הילדים׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

E il re di Egitto chiamò le levatrici, e disse loro: Perchè avete voi fatto questo, di lasciar vivere i fanciulli?

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Allora il re d’Egitto chiamò le levatrici, e disse loro: “Perché avete fatto questo, e avete lasciato vivere i maschi?”

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

エジプトの王は助産婦たちを呼び寄せて言った。「なぜこのようなことをして、男の子たちを生かしておいたのか。」

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

애굽 왕이 산파를 불러서 그들에게 이르되 `너희가 어찌 이같이 하여 남자를 살렸느냐 ?'

Kosraean Bible ☆

Ouinge tokosra el sapla nu sin mutan akisus ah, ac siyuk seltal, “Efu komtal ku oru ange? Efu komtal ku fuhlela tulik mukul uh moul?”

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Quibus ad se accersitis, rex ait: Quidnam est hoc quod facere voluistis, ut pueros servaretis?

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

پس پادشاه مصر قابله‌ها را طلبیده، بدیشان گفت: «چرا این کار را کردید، و پسران را زنده گذاردید؟»

World Portuguese Bible ☆

O rei do Egito chamou as parteiras e lhes disse: “Por que vocês fizeram isso e deixaram os meninos vivos?”

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

E o rei do Egito mandou chamar às parteiras e lhes perguntou: Por que fizestes isto, que preservastes a vida dos meninos?

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Și împăratul Egiptului a chemat moașele și le-a spus: De ce ați făcut acest lucru și ați lăsat băieții în viață?

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ымпэратул Еӂиптулуй а кемат пе моаше ши ле-а зис: „Пентру че аць фэкут лукрул ачеста ши аць лэсат пе копиий де парте бэрбэтяскэ сэ трэяскэ?”

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Царь Египетский призвал повивальных бабок и сказал им: для чего вы делаете такое дело, что оставляете детей в живых?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

A car misirski dozva babice, i reče im: Zašto to činite, te ostavljate u životu mušku decu?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

А цар мисирски дозва бабице, и рече им: Зашто то чините, те остављате у животу мушку децу?

Mashi Bible ☆

Lêro mwâmi w’e Mîsiri anacibahamagala, ababwîra, erhi: «Càrhumire mujira ntyo munaleka abânarhabana balama?»

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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?

Spanish BLL ☆

El rey de Egipto llamó a las parteras y les dijo: “¿Por qué han hecho esto y han dejado vivir a los niños?”

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El rey de Egipto llamó a las parteras y les dijo: «¿Por qué habéis hecho esto y habéis salvado la vida a los niños?»

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Entonces el rey de Egipto ordenó llamar a las parteras, y les dijo: ¿Por qué hiciste esto, y dejaron que los hijos varones sigan viviendo?

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

El rey egipcio llamó a las parteras y les dijo: ¿Por qué hacen esto de dejar vivir a los niños?

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Revised West Version ☆

Pea fekau ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite ke haʻu ʻae ongo māʻuli, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinaua, “Ko e hā kuo mo fai ai ʻae meʻa ni, pea kuo mo fakamoʻui ʻae fānau tangata?”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

І прикликав царь Египецький баби сповитухи, та й каже їм: Про що ви таке чините й лишаєте живих хлопяток?

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

І прикликав царь Египецький баби сповитухи, та й каже їм: Про що ви таке чините й лишаєте живих хлопяток?

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Vua xứ Ê-díp-tô bèn đòi những bà mụ mà phán rằng: Sao các ngươi làm như vậy, để cho những con trai sống?

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

וַיִּקְרָ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ן מַדּ֥וּעַ עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִֽים׃