American Standard Version - King James Version

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

 1:1 ¶ Now theseº [are] the namesº of the childrenº of Israel,º which cameºº into Egypt;º every manº and his householdº cameºº withº Jacob.º

 1:2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

 1:2 Reuben,º Simeon,º Levi,º and Judah,º

 1:3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

 1:3 Issachar,º Zebulun,º and Benjamin,º

 1:4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

 1:4 Dan,º and Naphtali,º Gad,º and Asher.º

 1:5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: and Joseph was in Egypt already.

 1:5 And allº the soulsº that came outºº of the loinsº of Jacobº wereº seventyº souls:º for Josephº wasº in Egyptº [already].

 1:6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

 1:6 And Josephº died,ºº and allº his brethren,º and allº thatº generation.º

 1:7 ¶ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

 1:7 ¶ And the childrenº of Israelº were fruitful,ºº and increased abundantly,ºº and multiplied,ºº and waxed exceedingº mighty;ººº and the landº was filledºº withº them.

 1:8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

 1:8 Now there arose upºº a newº kingº overº Egypt,º whichº knewºº notºº Joseph.º

 1:9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

 1:9 And he saidºº untoº his people,º Behold,º the peopleº of the childrenº of Israelº [are] moreº and mightierº thanº we:

 1:10 come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land.

 1:10 Comeº on,ºº let us deal wiselyºº with them; lestº they multiply,ºº and it come to pass,º that, whenº there falleth outºº any war,º theyº joinºº alsoº untoº our enemies,ºº and fightºº against us, and [so] get them upºº out ofº the land.º

 1:11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses.

 1:11 Therefore they did setºº overº them taskmastersºº toº afflictºº them with their burdens.º And they builtºº for Pharaohº treasureº cities,ºº Pithomº and Raamses.º

 1:12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

 1:12 But the moreº they afflictedºº them, the moreº they multipliedºº and grew.ººº And they were grievedºº becauseºº of the childrenº of Israel.º

 1:13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor:

 1:13 And the Egyptiansº madeººº the childrenº of Israelº to serveºº with rigour:º

 1:14 and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, wherein they made them serve with rigor.

 1:14 And they madeººº their livesº bitterºº with hardº bondage,º in morter,º and in brick,º and in all mannerº of serviceº in the field:ºº allº their service,º whereinº they made them serve,ºº [was] with rigour.º

 1:15 ¶ And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

 1:15 ¶ And the kingº of Egyptº spakeºº to the Hebrewº midwives,ºº of whichº the nameº of the oneº [was] Shiphrah,º and the nameº of the otherº Puah:º

 1:16 and 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.

 1:16 And he said,ºº When ye do the office of a midwifeºº toº the Hebrew women,º and seeºº [them] uponº the stools;º ifº itº [be] a son,º then ye shall killºº him: but ifº itº [be] a daughter,º then she shall live.ºº

 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

 1:17 But the midwivesºº fearedººº God,º and didºº notº asº the kingº of Egyptº commandedººº them, but savedººº the men childrenº alive.ºº

 1:18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?

 1:18 And the kingº of Egyptº calledºº forº the midwives,ºº and saidºº unto them, Whyº have ye doneºº thisº thing,º and have savedººº the men childrenº alive?ºº

 1:19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.

 1:19 And the midwivesºº saidºº untoº Pharaoh,º Becauseº the Hebrewº womenºº [are] notº as the Egyptianº women;ºº forº theyº [are] lively,º and are deliveredºº ereº the midwivesºº come inºº untoº them.

 1:20 And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

 1:20 Therefore Godº dealt wellºº with the midwives:ºº and the peopleº multiplied,ºº and waxed veryº mighty.ººº

 1:21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.

 1:21 And it came to pass,º becauseº the midwivesºº fearedººº God,º that he madeºº them houses.º

 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.

 1:22 And Pharaohº chargedºº allº his people,º saying,ºº Everyº sonº that is bornº ye shall castºº into the river,º and everyº daughterº ye shall save alive.ºº