Exodus 1:16
What does Exodus 1:16 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 1:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and saith, `When ye cause the Hebrew women to bear, and have looked on the children; if it <FI>is<Fi> a son--then ye have put him to death; and if it <FI>is<Fi> a daughter--then she hath lived.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Commanding them: When you shall do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery is come: if it be a man child, kill it: if a woman, keep it alive.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and he said, When ye help the Hebrew women in bearing, and see [them] on the stool, if it be a son, then ye shall kill him, but if a daughter, then she shall live.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 1:22
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
- Matthew 21:38
But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.
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