Modern Translations New International VersionThe midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. New Living Translation But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too. English Standard Version But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. Berean Study Bible The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live. New American Standard Bible But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live. NASB 1995 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live. NASB 1977 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live. Amplified Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Hebrew midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. Contemporary English Version But the two women were faithful to God and did not kill the boys, even though the king had told them to. Good News Translation But the midwives were God-fearing and so did not obey the king; instead, they let the boys live. GOD'S WORD® Translation However, the midwives feared God and didn't obey the king of Egypt's orders. They let the boys live. International Standard Version But the midwives feared God and didn't do what the king of Egypt told them. Instead, they let the boys live. NET Bible But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. Classic Translations King James BibleBut the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. New King James Version But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. King James 2000 Bible But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. New Heart English Bible But the midwives feared God, and did not do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive. World English Bible But the midwives feared God, and didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive. American King James Version But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. American Standard Version But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive. A Faithful Version But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved alive the male children. Darby Bible Translation But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive. English Revised Version But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. Webster's Bible Translation But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male-children alive. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Notwithstanding ye midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commaunded them, but preserued aliue the men children. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Notwithstanding, the mydwifes feared God, and dyd not as the kyng of Egypt commaunded them, but saued the men chyldren. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Neuertheles the mydwyues feared God, & dyd not as the kinge of Egipte commaunded them, but let the children lyue. Tyndale Bible of 1526 Notwithstonding the mydwiues feared God, and dyd not as the kinge of Egipte commauded them: but saued the menchildern. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt has spoken to them, and they keep the boys alive; Young's Literal Translation And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive; Smith's Literal Translation And the midwives will fear God, and they did not according to what the king of Egypt said to them, and they will preserve alive the boys. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children. Catholic Public Domain Version But the midwives feared God, and so they did not act according to the precept of the king of Egypt, but they kept the males safe. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd the midwives feared God and did not do as the King of Egypt told them, and they were saving the boys. Lamsa Bible But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the boys live. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive. Brenton Septuagint Translation But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.     |