Exodus 1:17

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Exodus 1:17 New Living Translation (NLT)

But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.

Exodus 1:17-18 The Message (MSG)

But the midwives had far too much respect for God and didn’t do what the king of Egypt ordered; they let the boy babies live. The king of Egypt called in the midwives. “Why didn’t you obey my orders? You’ve let those babies live!”

Exodus 1:17 King James Version (KJV)

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

Exodus 1:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live.

Exodus 1:17 New Century Version (NCV)

But the nurses feared God, so they did not do as the king told them; they let all the boy babies live.

Exodus 1:17 American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Exodus 1:17 New International Version (NIV)

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.

Exodus 1:17 New King James Version (NKJV)

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

Exodus 1:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)

But the midwives feared God [with profound reverence] and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded, but they let the boy babies live.

Exodus 1:17 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

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