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Exodus 1:17 Modern KJV 1963 | 70 Bible versions Compare

Exodus 1

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

Exodus 1

17 But the midwives were God-fearing and so did not obey the king; instead, they let the boys live.

Exodus 1

17 But the two women were faithful to God and did not kill the boys, even though the king had told them to.

Exodus 1

17 Yet the midwives feared God, so they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the boys live.

Exodus 1

17 But the midwives feared Elohim, and did not do as the sovereign of Mitsrayim commanded them, and kept the male children alive.

Exodus 1

17 But the nurses trusted[2] God, so they did not obey the king’s command. They let all the baby boys live.

Exodus 1

17 But the midwives were God-fearing and so did not obey the king; instead, they let the boys live.

Exodus 1

17 The midwives, however, feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt had ordered them, but let the boys live.

Exodus 1

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

Exodus 1

17 But the midwives feared God and did not [do] as the king of Egypt commanded them but gave the men children their lives.