Then Absalom commanded his servants, “Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Fear not; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.”
Exodus 1:18 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) So the king of Egypt called the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the male children live?” Flere versionerKing 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? |
Then Absalom commanded his servants, “Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Fear not; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.”
But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.
The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and are delivered before the midwife comes to them.”
For the word of the king is supreme, and who may say to him, “What are you doing?”