Exodus 1:22

King James Version (KJV)

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Translations

Exodus 1:22 - Amplified Bible

Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son born [to the Hebrews] you shall cast into the river [Nile], but every daughter you shall allow to live.

Exodus 1:22 - American Standard Version

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Exodus 1:22 - Bible in Basic English

And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.

Exodus 1:22 - Darby Bible

Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, but every daughter ye shall save alive.

Exodus 1:22 - English Standard Version

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live."

Exodus 1:22 - King James Version

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Exodus 1:22 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces Faraòn ordenò a todo su pueblo, diciendo: Todo hijo que nazca (Algunas versiones antiguas agregan: a los hebreos) lo echaréis al Nilo, y a toda hija la dejaréis con vida.

Exodus 1:22 - The Message

So Pharaoh issued a general order to all his people: "Every boy that is born, drown him in the Nile. But let the girls live."

Exodus 1:22 - New American Standard Bible

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "Every son who is born (Some versions insert {to the Hebrews}) you are to cast into the Nile, and every daughter you are to keep alive."

Exodus 1:22 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces Faraòn ordenò a todo su pueblo: "Todo hijo que nazca lo echarán al Nilo, pero a toda hija la dejarán con vida."

Exodus 1:22 - World English Bible

Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, "You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive."

Exodus 1:22 - Young's Living Translation

and Pharaoh layeth a charge on all his people, saying, `Every son who is born -- into the River ye do cast him, and every daughter ye do keep alive.`

Exodus 1:22 - Additional Comments

I wonder if Pharaoh expected the Egyptians to obey him, by killing the Hebrew male children. He must have made it a severe penalty to know of a Hebrew male birth and not report it. What a terrible choice for the Egyptian people to have to make!

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