Now Absalom commanded his young men, ‘Watch Amnon until he is in a good mood from the wine. When I order you to strike Amnon, then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Am I not the one who has commanded you? Be strong and valiant! ’
Exodus 1:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, ‘Why have you done this and let the boys live? ’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, Why have you done this thing and allowed the male children to live? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible So the king of Egypt called the two midwives and said to them, “Why are you doing this? Why are you letting the baby boys live?” Catholic Public Domain Version And summoning them, the king said, "What did you intend to do, so that you would save the boys?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king called for them and said: What is that you meant to do, that you would save the men children? |
Now Absalom commanded his young men, ‘Watch Amnon until he is in a good mood from the wine. When I order you to strike Amnon, then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Am I not the one who has commanded you? Be strong and valiant! ’
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.
The midwives said to Pharaoh, ‘The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them.’
For the king’s word is authoritative, and who can say to him, ‘What are you doing? ’