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?

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 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.

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.

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?

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?”

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?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

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

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?

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 ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

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

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?”

World Portuguese Bible

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

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?

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?

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​၏။-

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?

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?

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?

Italian Diodati Bible

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

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?

Danish Bible 1931

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

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?

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?

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?

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?”

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?

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 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?

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?

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?

Italian Riveduta Bible

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

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 ? »

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?»

Croatian Bible

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

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

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

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And the king of Mizraim called

German Textbibel

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

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?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

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

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?'

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;

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?”

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?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

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

Russian Synodal Bible

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

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׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

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

Old Persion Version Bible

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

Judson Burmese Bible

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

Korean Bible 1910

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

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。」

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？”

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？」

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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Mashi Bible

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

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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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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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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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