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Exodus 1:17

Egypt
Courage and strengthFearIntegrityObedience

15 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:

16 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.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

18 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?

19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

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BSB
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
KJV
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
WEB
But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.
ASV
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.
DARBY
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.
BLB
And the midwives feared God and they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded to them. And the male children they kept alive.
ÅB
Men jordmødrene fryktet Gud og gjorde ikke som kongen i Egypt befalte dem, men lot guttebarna leve.
OTB
Men jordmødrene fryktet Gud og gjorde ikke som kongen av Egypt befalte dem, men lot guttene leve.
B1930
Men jordmødrene fryktet Gud og gjorde ikke som kongen i Egypten bød dem, men lot guttebarna leve.

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  • Acts 5:29

    Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

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  • Exodus 1:21

    And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

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  • Luke 12:5

    But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:13

    Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

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  • Matthew 10:28

    And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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  • Acts 4:18–20

    And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

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  • Daniel 3:16–18

    Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

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  • Daniel 6:13

    Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

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