Exodus 1:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 1:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת
yâlad
H3205
to bear
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָהֶ֔ן
מַדּ֥וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ
châyâh
H2421
to live
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַיְלָדִֽים
yeled
H3206
child
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king of Egypt called out to the midwives, and he said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and let the sons live?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).