Exodus 1:19 - King James 2000

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous, and are delivered before the midwives come in unto them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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 midwives come in unto them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The midwives answered Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; they are vigorous and quickly delivered; their babies are born before the midwife comes to them.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

The two midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because Hebrew women aren’t like Egyptian women. They’re much stronger and give birth before any midwives can get to them.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

They responded: "The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. For they themselves have the wisdom of a midwife, and so they give birth before we can come to them."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

They answered: The Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women. For they themselves are skillful in the office of a midwife; and they are delivered before we come to them.

Exodus 1:19 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 1:18

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have you done this thing, and have saved the male children alive?

Exodus 1:20

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

1 Samuel 21:2

And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king has charged me with a business, and has said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you: and I have directed my young men to such and such a place.