Berean Standard Bible
“Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,”
Pharaoh has decided to crush the growing Israelite population through forced labor and now gives an order to the two chief Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
World English Bible (WEB)
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,
King James Version (KJV)
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)
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:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew women who gave help at the time of childbirth (the name of the one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah),
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y habló el rey de Egipto á las parteras de las Hebreas, una de las cuales se llamaba Siphra, y otra Phúa, y díjoles:
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
El faraón, rey de Egipto, ordenó a las parteras que atendían a las mujeres hebreas (dos de las cuales se llamaban Sifrá y Fuvá) que se fijaran en el sexo del bebé a la hora de nacer, y que mataran a todos los niños hebreos en cuanto nacieran, y que dejaran con vida sólo a las niñas.
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