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1These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:

1These are the names of the Israelis who entered Egypt with Jacob, each one having come with his family:

2Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah;

2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,

3Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin;

3Issacar, Zebulun, Benjamin,

4Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.

4Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all; Joseph was already in Egypt.

5All those who descended from Jacob totaled 75 persons. Now Joseph was already in Egypt.

6Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,

6Then Joseph, all his brothers, and that entire generation died.

7but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

7But the Israelis were fruitful and increased abundantly. They multiplied in numbers and became very, very strong. As a result, the land was filled with them.

8Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.

8Eventually a new king who was unacquainted with Joseph came to power in Egypt.

9"Look," he said to his people, "the Israelites have become far too numerous for us.

9He told his people, "Look, the Israeli people are more numerous and more powerful than we are.

10Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country."

10Come on, let's be careful how we treat them, so that when they grow numerous, if a war breaks out they won't join our enemies, fight against us, and leave our land."

11So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

11So the Egyptians placed supervisors over them, oppressing them with heavy burdens. The Israelis built the supply cities of Pithom and Rameses for Pharaoh.

12But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites

12But the more the Egyptians afflicted the Israelis, the more they multiplied and flourished, so that the Egyptians became terrified of the Israelis.

13and worked them ruthlessly.

13The Egyptians ruthlessly forced the Israelis to serve them,

14They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.

14making their lives bitter through hard labor with mortar, bricks, and all kinds of outdoor labor. They ruthlessly imposed all this work on them.

15The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

15Later, the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah.

16"When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live."

16"When you help the Hebrew women give birth," he said, "watch them as they deliver. If it's a son, kill him; but if it's a daughter, let her live."

17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.

17But the midwives feared God and didn't do what the king of Egypt told them. Instead, they let the boys live.

18Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?"

18When the king of Egypt called for the midwives, he asked them, "Why have you done this and allowed the boys to live?"

19The midwives answered Pharaoh, "Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive."

19"Hebrew women aren't like Egyptian women," the midwives replied to Pharaoh. "They're so healthy that they give birth before the midwives arrive to help them."

20So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.

20God was pleased with the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very strong.

21And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

21Because the midwives feared God, he provided families for them.

22Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live."

22Meanwhile, Pharaoh continued commanding all of his people, "You're to throw every Hebrew son who is born into the Nile River, but you're to allow every Hebrew daughter to live."

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