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Exodus 1-7 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 02:30, January 5, 2010
, 02:30, January 5, 2010→Chapter 1
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| Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
| Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
|These are the names of the children of Israel who went into Egypt, every man and his household who came with Jacob.
|These are the names of the children of [[Israel]] who went into [[Egypt]], every man and his household who came with [[Jacob]]:
|"Household" referring to both the family, the servants, the livestock, etc.
|"Household" referring to both the family, the servants, the livestock, etc.
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| Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
| Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
|Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
|[[Reuben]], [[Simeon]], [[Levi]], [[Judah]],
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| Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
| Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
|Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
|[[Issachar]], [[Zebulun]], [[Benjamin]],
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| Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
| Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
|Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
|[[Dan]], [[Naphtali]], [[Gad]], and [[Asher]].
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| And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls for Joseph was in Egypt already.
| And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls for Joseph was in Egypt already.
|In all, this was seventy souls which had descended from Jacob, for Joseph was already in Egypt.
|In all, this was seventy souls which had descended from Jacob, for [[Joseph]] was already in [[Egypt]].
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| And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
| And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
|And in time Joseph died along with his brethren, and all of the generation.
|And in time Joseph died along with his brothers and everyone in that generation.
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| And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
| And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
|The children of Israel were fertile, and their numbers increased greatly as they multiplied, and they grew mighty, and the land became filled with them.
|The children of Israel were fertile, and their numbers increased greatly as they multiplied, and they grew mighty, and the land became filled with them.
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|The [[Hebrew]] speaks literally of "roaming," probably an idiom for "a very large group."
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| Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
| Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
|There arose a new king in Egypt, who did not know of Joseph.
|There arose a new king in Egypt, who did not know about [[Joseph]].
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|Probably [[Sesostris III]]
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| And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we
| And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we
|And saying to his people, "Behold, the descendants of Israel are more in number, and stronger than we are.
|And he was saying to his people, "Behold, the descendants of Israel are great in number, and stronger than we are.
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|Hebrew "staunch from us."
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| Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
| Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
|Let us deal wisely against them, lest they multiply more, and join our enemies in war and fight against us. Thus we must get them out of our land."
|Pay attention! We must deal wisely against them, or else they will multiply more, and join our enemies in war and fight against us, in order to get themselves out of our land."
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| Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
| Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
|Therefore, they set taskmasters over the Israelites to make them do work. And they were made to build for Pharaoh the treasure cities of Pithom and Ramses.
|Therefore, they set taskmasters over the Israelites to make them do work. And they were made to build for Pharaoh the treasure cities of Pithom and Ramses.
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|Literally, "chiefs of tributes so that to humiliate of him in burdens of them."
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| But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
| But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
|But the more the Egyptians persecuted the Israelites, the more they multiplied and grow. And the Egyptians were grieved because of the children of Israel.
|But the more the Egyptians persecuted the Israelites, the more they multiplied, and threatened to breach out. This became a source of constant irritation to the Egyptians on account of the children of Israel.
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| And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour
| And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour
|The Egyptians made the children of Israel server harder labor,
|The Egyptians forced the children of Israel into rigorous service,
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| And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
| And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
|and they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, laying mortar and bricks, in the fields, and in all other kinds of service, they were made to labor.
|and they made their lives bitter with hard labor in the making of clay and bricks, with all kinds of duties in the fields, and in all other kinds of service, they were forced to work.
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| And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
| And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
|saying to them, "When you perform your duties as a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see on the stools: if it is a son, kill him, but if it is a daughter, let her live."
|saying to them, "When you perform your duties as a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the bracing-stones: if it is a son, put him to death, but if it is a daughter, let her live."
|Hebrew women gave birth on stools at the time.
|Hebrew women gave birth by bracing themselves on stones. "Stools" is probably an Elizabethan anachronism.
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| But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
| But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
|But the midwives feared God, and so did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the male children alive.
|But the midwives feared [[God]], and therefore did not do as the king of Egypt had told them, but saved the boys alive.
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| 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?
| 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?
|The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this, saving the male children alive?"
|The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this, saving the boys alive?"
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| And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
| And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
|It came to pass that, because the midwives feared God, he made them houses.
|It came to pass that, because the midwives feared God, He made sure that they had their own households.
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| 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.
| 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.
|And so Pharaoh instructed all his people, saying, "Every son that is born to you, you shall cast into the river, and every daughter, you shall keep alive.
|And so Pharaoh instructed all his people, saying, "Every son that is born [to the Hebrews], you shall cast into the river [Nile], and every daughter, you shall keep alive."
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