Exodus 1:18

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, and sayde vnto them, Why haue yee done thus, and haue preserued aliue the men children?

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 13:28 : 28 Now had Absalom commanded his seruants, saying, Marke now when Amnons heart is merry with wine, & when I say vnto you, Smite Amnon, kil him, feare not, for haue not I commanded you? be bold therefore, & play the men.
  • Eccl 8:4 : 4 Where the word of ye King is, there is power, and who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?

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  • Exod 1:15-17
    3 verses
    92%

    15Moreouer 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)

    16And sayde, When ye doe the office of a midwife to the women of the Ebrewes, and see them on their stooles, if it be a sonne, then yee shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then let her liue.

    17Notwithstanding ye midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commaunded them, but preserued aliue the men children.

  • Exod 1:19-22
    4 verses
    86%

    19And the midwiues answered Pharaoh, Because the Ebrewe women are not as the women of Egypt: for they are liuely, and are deliuered yer the midwife come at them.

    20God therefore prospered the midwiues, and the people multiplied and were very mightie.

    21And because ye midwiues feared God, therefore he made them houses.

    22Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Euery man childe that is borne, cast yee into the riuer, but reserue euery maide childe aliue.

  • Num 31:15
    75%

    15And Moses sayde vnto them, What? haue ye saued all the women?

  • Exod 2:6-10
    5 verses
    74%

    6Then she opened it, and sawe it was a childe: and beholde, the babe wept: so she had compassion on it, and sayde, This is one of the Ebrewes children.

    7Then said his sister vnto Pharaohs daughter, Shall I go and cal vnto thee a nurce of the Ebrew women to nurce thee the childe?

    8And Pharaohs daughter sayde to her, Goe. So the maide went and called the childes mother,

    9To whome Pharaohs daughter sayde, Take this childe away, and nurce it for me, and I wil reward thee. Then the woman tooke the childe and nurced him.

    10Nowe the childe grewe, and she brought him vnto Pharaohs daughter, and he was as her sonne, and she called his name Moses, because, said she, I drewe him out of the water.

  • Exod 14:5
    74%

    5Then it was told the King of Egypt, that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his seruants was turned against the people, and they sayde, Why haue we this done, and haue let Israel go out of our seruice?

  • Acts 7:19
    73%

    19The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and euill entreated our fathers, and made them to cast out their yong children, that they should not remaine aliue.

  • Exod 5:21
    73%

    21To whom they said, The Lord looke vpon you and iudge: for yee haue made our sauour to stinke before Pharaoh and before his seruants, in that ye haue put a sword in their hand to slay vs.

  • Exod 5:15
    73%

    15Then the officers of the children of Israel came, & cryed vnto Pharaoh, saying, Wherfore dealest thou thus with thy seruants?

  • Exod 13:15
    73%

    15For when Pharaoh was harde hearted against our departing, the Lord then slewe all the first borne in the lande of Egypt: from the first borne of man euen to the first borne of beast: therefore I sacrifice vnto the Lorde all the males that first open the wombe, but all the first borne of my sonnes I redeeme.

  • 1 Kgs 3:27
    72%

    27Then the King answered, and sayde, Giue her the liuing childe, and slay him not: this is his mother.

  • Exod 5:4
    72%

    4Then saide the King of Egypt vnto them, Moses & Aaron, why cause ye the people to cease from their workes? get you to your burdens.

  • Num 31:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17Now therefore, slay all the males among the children, and kill all the women that haue knowen man by carnall copulation.

    18But all the women children that haue not knowen carnall copulation, keepe aliue for your selues.

  • Exod 2:2
    71%

    2And the woman coceiued and bare a sonne: and when she saw that he was faire, she hid him three moneths.

  • Acts 7:21
    71%

    21And when he was cast out, Pharaos daughter tooke him vp, and nourished him for her owne sonne.

  • Heb 11:23
    71%

    23By faith Moses when he was borne, was hid three moneths of his parents, because they sawe he was a proper childe, neither feared they the kings commandement.

  • Exod 12:29
    70%

    29Nowe at midnight, the Lorde smote all the first borne in the lande of Egypt, from the first borne of Pharaoh that sate on his throne, vnto the first borne of the captiue that was in prison, and all the first borne of beastes.

  • 1 Kgs 3:25
    70%

    25And the King sayde, Deuide ye the liuing child in twaine, & giue the one halfe to the one, and the other halfe to the other.

  • Exod 2:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14And hee answered, Who made thee a man of authoritie, and a iudge ouer vs? Thinkest thou to kill mee, as thou killedst the Egyptian? Then Moses feared and sayde, Certainly this thing is knowen.

    15Now Pharaoh heard this matter, & sought to slay Moses: therefore Moses fled from Pharaoh, and dwelt in the lande of Midian, and hee sate downe by a well.

  • Exod 4:23
    70%

    23Wherefore I say to thee, Let my sonne go, that he may serue me: if thou refuse to let him goe, beholde, I will slay thy sonne, euen thy first borne.

  • Exod 1:8-10
    3 verses
    70%

    8Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who knewe not Ioseph.

    9And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

    10Come, let vs worke wisely with them, least they multiplie, and it come to passe, that if there be warre, they ioyne them selues also vnto our enemies, and fight against vs, and get them out of the land.

  • Gen 12:18
    70%

    18Then Pharaoh called Abram, and saide, Why hast thou done this vnto me? Wherefore diddest thou not tell me, that she was thy wife?

  • Exod 11:5
    70%

    5And all the first borne in the lande of Egypt shall die, from the first borne of Pharaoh that sitteth on his throne, vnto the first borne of the maide seruant, that is at the mille, and all the first borne of beastes.

  • Exod 2:19
    70%

    19And they saide, A man of Egypt deliuered vs from the hand of the shepherdes, and also drew vs water ynough, and watered the sheepe.

  • Num 33:4
    70%

    4(For the Egyptians buried all their first borne, which the Lord had smitten among them: vpon their gods also the Lord did execution.)