Exodus 1:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

New Living Translation
Then Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, gave this order to the Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah:

English Standard Version
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,

Berean Study Bible
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah, and the other was named Puah;

NASB 1995
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other was named Puah;

NASB 1977
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah, and the other was named Puah;

Amplified Bible
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah (beauty) and the other named Puah (splendor),

Christian Standard Bible
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives—the first, whose name was Shiphrah, and the second, whose name was Puah—

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, "

Contemporary English Version
Finally, the king called in Shiphrah and Puah, the two women who helped the Hebrew mothers when they gave birth.

Good News Translation
Then the king of Egypt spoke to Shiphrah and Puah, the two midwives who helped the Hebrew women.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the king of Egypt told the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

International Standard Version
Later, the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah.

NET Bible
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

New King James Version
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah;

King James 2000 Bible
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

New Heart English Bible
The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,

World English Bible
The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,

American King James Version
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

American Standard Version
And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

A Faithful Version
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah.

Darby Bible Translation
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives -- of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other was Puah --

English Revised Version
And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives (of which the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:)

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Moreouer the King of Egypt commanded ye midwiues of the Ebrewe women, (of which the ones name was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah)

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the kyng of Egypt spake vnto the mydwyfes of the Hebrues women: (of which the one was named Siphrah and the other Puah) and sayde:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the kynge of Egipte sayde vnto the mydwyues of the Hebrueswemen. (Of the which one was called Siphra, and the other Pua:)

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And the kynge of Egipte sayde vnto the mydwiues of the Ebrueswomen, of which the ones name was Ziphra ad the other Pua:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the king of Egypt speaks to the midwives, the Hebrewesses (of whom the name of the first [is] Shiphrah, and the name of the second Puah),

Young's Literal Translation
And the king of Egypt speaketh to the midwives, the Hebrewesses, (of whom the name of the one is Shiphrah, and the name of the second Puah),

Smith's Literal Translation
And the king of Egypt will say to the midwives of the Hebrews, of whom the name of the one Shiprah, and the name of the second, Puah;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews, (one of whom one was called Shiphrah, another Puah)

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the King of Egypt said to the Hebrew Midwives, the name of one of whom was Pua, and the name of another, Shupra:

Lamsa Bible
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Puah and the name of the other Shoprah;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the king of the Egyptians spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews; the name of the one was, Sepphora; and the name of the second, Phua.
















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