Exodus 1:17 - Compare All Versions

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But the midwives had far too much respect for God and didn’t do what the king of Egypt ordered; they let the boy babies live. The king of Egypt called in the midwives. “Why didn’t you obey my orders? You’ve let those babies live!”

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

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live.

But the nurses feared God, so they did not do as the king told them; they let all the boy babies live.

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

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.

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

But the midwives feared God [with profound reverence] and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded, but they let the boy babies live.

But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.

But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.