Exodus 1
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 1 of 40
Chapter Summary
1 The sons of Israel multiply. 15 The midwives save the baby boys. 22 Pharaoh commands the boys be thrown in river.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
The new king of Egypt who knew not Joseph; enslaves Israel and orders every Hebrew son cast into the river.
A Hebrew midwife who feared God and refused Pharaoh's order to kill the newborn boys.
The second Hebrew midwife who, with Shiphrah, feared God and kept the male children alive.
Timeline
The sons of Israel, descendants of Jacob, multiply greatly in Egypt after Joseph's time, becoming exceedingly mighty and filling the land.
Exodus 1:1-7A new king arises in Egypt who had not known Joseph. He fears the growing number and strength of the Israelites and commands taskmasters to afflict them with burdens, forcing them to build store cities like Pithom and Raamses.
Exodus 1:8-14Pharaoh commands Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah to kill all newborn Hebrew boys, but they fear God and save them. When questioned, they claim Hebrew women deliver before they arrive.
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