¹ And these are the names of the sons of Israel that came into Egypt with^◦ Jacob; a man^◦ and his house they came.

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

⁵ And it was that all the souls that came·​·out of the thigh of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt.

⁶ And Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that^◦ generation.

⁷ And the sons of Israel were·​·fruitful, and were productive^*, and multiplied, and became· very very ·numerous; and the land was·​·filled with^◦ them.

⁸ And there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

⁹ And he said to^▵ his people, Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are many and more numerous than we.

¹⁰ Come^▵, let us act·​·wisely with them; lest they be·​·multiplied, and it will be that a war will befall us, and they will also add themselves to those who hate us, and fight against^◦ us, and go·​·up from the land.

¹¹ And they set over them princes of tributes, in order to afflict them with burdens^◦. And they built cities of storehouses^* for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.

¹² And as^◦ they afflicted them, so they multiplied, and so they broke·​·forth. And they were moved·​·with·​·loathing on·​·account·​·of^◦ the sons of Israel.

¹³ And the Egyptians made the sons of Israel to serve with severity;

¹⁴ and they made· their life ·bitter with hard service, in clay, and in bricks, and in all service in the field, with^◦ all their service in which they made them serve with severity.

¹⁵ And the king of Egypt said to the midwives of the Hebrew women, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the second Puah;

¹⁶ and he said, When you do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the stools^*; if he^◦ be a son, then you shall·​·put· him ·to·​·death; and if it be a daughter, then she^◦ shall live.

¹⁷ And the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had spoken to them, and they kept· the boys^◦ ·alive.

¹⁸ And the king of Egypt called the midwives, and said to them, Wherefore do you do this thing, and keep· the boys^◦ ·alive?

¹⁹ And the midwives said to^▵ Pharaoh, Because^◦ the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian^◦ women; for^◦ they are lively, and have given·​·birth before^◦ the midwife comes to^▵ them.

²⁰ And God did·​·well to the midwives; and the people was multiplied and became· very ·numerous.

²¹ And it was, because the midwives feared God, that He made for them houses.

²² And Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, Every son that is born, you shall cast him out into the river^◦, and every daughter you shall let·​·live.

¹ Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob):

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

⁵ All the souls who came out of Jacob's body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already.

⁶ Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.

⁷ The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

⁸ Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who didn't know Joseph.

⁹ He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.

¹⁰ Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and fight against us, and escape out of the land."

¹¹ Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.

¹² But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They were grieved because of the children of Israel.

¹³ The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve,

¹⁴ and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.

¹⁵ The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,

¹⁶ and he said, "When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool; if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live."

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

¹⁸ The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?"

¹⁹ The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women aren't like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them."

²⁰ God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

²¹ It happened, because the midwives feared God, that he gave them families.

²² Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive."