EXO 1:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) saying, “When you assist the Hebrew women as midwives, as you sit there on your stool, if you see that it’s a male, do something so he’ll die, but if it’s a female, then let her live.”

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν, ὅταν μαιοῦσθε τὰς Ἐβραίας, καὶ ὦσι πρὸς τῷ τίκτειν, ἐὰν μὲν ἄρσεν ᾖ, ἀποκτείνατε αὐτό· ἐὰν δὲ θῆλυ, περιποιεῖσθε αὐτό.
(Kai eipen, hotan maiousthe tas Ebraias, kai ōsi pros tōi tiktein, ean men arsen aʸ, apokteinate auto; ean de thaʸlu, peripoieisthe auto. )

BrTr And he said, When ye do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and they are about to be delivered, if it be a male, kill it; but if a female, save it.

ULT And he said, “When you assist the Hebrew women as midwives and you see on the birth stool, if he is a son, then you shall cause him to die, but if she is a daughter, then she shall live.”

UST “When you help a Hebrew woman have a baby, pay attention right as the baby is born. If the baby is a boy, you must kill him. If the baby is a girl, you may let her live.”

BSB “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”

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WEBBE and he said, “When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “When you assist the Hebrew women in childbirth, observe at the delivery: If it is a son, kill him, but if it is a daughter, she may live.”

LSV and says, “When you cause the Hebrew women to bear, and have looked on the children, if it [is] a son, then you have put him to death; and if it [is] a daughter, then she has lived.”

FBV He told them, “When you assist the Hebrew women during childbirth, if you see it's a boy, kill him; but if it's a girl, let her live.”

T4T “When you help the Hebrew women when they are giving birth [MTY], if the baby that is born is a boy, you must kill it. If the baby is a girl, you ◄may let it live/do not have to kill them►.”

LEB and he said, “When you help the Hebrews give birth, you will look upon the pairs of testicles; if he is a son, you will put him to death, and if she is a daughter, she will live.”

BBE When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.

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JPS and he said: 'When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, ye shall look upon the birthstool: if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.'

ASV and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

DRA Commanding them: When you shall do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery is come: if it be a man child, kill it: if a woman, keep it alive.

YLT and saith, 'When ye cause the Hebrew women to bear, and have looked on the children; if it [is] a son — then ye have put him to death; and if it [is] a daughter — then she hath lived.'

Drby and he said, When ye help the Hebrew women in bearing, and see [them] on the stool, if it be a son, then ye shall kill him, but if a daughter, then she shall live.

RV and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birthstool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

Wbstr And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it shall be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it shall be a daughter, then she shall live.

KJB-1769 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/you_all do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye/you_all shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. )

KJB-1611 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew-women, and see them vpon the stooles, if it be a sonne, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then shee shall liue.
(And he said, When ye/you_all do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew-women, and see them upon the stooles, if it be a son, then ye/you_all shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.)

Bshps When ye do the office of a mydwyfe to the women of the Hebrues, and see in the birth tyme that it is a boy, ye shall kyl it: but if it be a daughter, it shal liue.
(When ye/you_all do the office of a mydwyfe to the women of the Hebrews, and see in the birth time that it is a boy, ye/you_all shall kyl it: but if it be a daughter, it shall live.)

Gnva And 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.
(And said, When ye/you_all do the office of a midwife to the women of the Hebrews, and see them on their stooles, if it be a son, then ye/you_all shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then let her live. )

Cvdl Whan ye helpe the wemen of the Hebrues, and se vpon the stole, that it is a sonne, then slaye him: but yf it be a doughter, let her lyue.
(When ye/you_all help the women of the Hebrews, and see upon the stole, that it is a son, then slay/kill him: but if it be a daughter, let her live.)

Wycl and he commaundide to hem, Whanne ye schulen do the office of medewyues to Ebrew wymmen, and the tyme of childberyng schal come, if it is a knaue child, sle ye him; if it is a womman, kepe ye.
(and he commaundide to them, When ye/you_all should do the office of medewyues to Ebrew women, and the time of childberyng shall come, if it is a knaue child, slay/kill ye/you_all him; if it is a woman, keep ye.)

Luth Wenn ihr den ebräischen Weibern helfet und auf dem Stuhl sehet, daß es ein Sohn ist, so tötet ihn; ist‘s aber eine Tochter, so lasset sie leben.
(When you/their/her the ebräischen women helfet and on to_him Stuhl sehet, that it a son is, so tötet ihn; ist‘s but one Tochter, so let they/she/them life.)

ClVg præcipiens eis: Quando obstetricabitis Hebræas, et partus tempus advenerit: si masculus fuerit, interficite eum: si femina, reservate.[fn]
(præcipiens eis: When obstetricabitis Hebræas, and partus tempus advenerit: when/but_if masculus has_been, interficite him: when/but_if femina, reservate. )

1.16 Si masculus fuerit, etc. ISID. Allegorice. Jubet Pharao masculos occidi, feminas vivere: sic diabolus, ne possit robur fidei prævalere, interfectis virtutibus, vult vitia vivere, fortesque et viriles animi sensus, quibus divina sapimus, id est, rationem, prudentiam, constantiam, innocentiamque, et fidem nititur occidere; et quod femineum, imbecillum, fragile et pronum est ad vitia, cupit superesse, id est, ambitionem, violentiam, libidinem, iracundiam, et his similia, quæ feminarum figura sunt.

1.16 When/But_if masculus has_been, etc. ISID. Allegorice. Yubet Pharao masculos occidi, feminas vivere: so diabolus, not possit robur of_faith prævalere, killeds virtutibus, vult vitia vivere, strongque and viriles animi sensus, to_whom divina sapimus, id it_is, rationem, prudentiam, constantiam, innocentiamque, and faith nititur occidere; and that femineum, imbecillum, fragile and pronum it_is to vitia, cupit superesse, id it_is, ambitionem, violentiam, libidinem, iracundiam, and his similia, which feminarum figura are.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֹּ֗אמֶר

and=he/it_said

In the UST, the phrase and the king said, is combined with “spoke” from 1:15 (ULT) because the verb for “say” is used twice before he speaks. Having two speech verbs may be strange in some languages. If it would be unnatural to say that the king spoke or said words twice, you may leave one off.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual

בְּ⁠יַלֶּדְ⁠כֶן֙ & וּ⁠רְאִיתֶ֖ן & וַ⁠הֲמִתֶּ֣ן

in/on/at/with,act_as_midwives,you_all & and,see & and,kill

The king is speaking to the two midwives, so the form of you is plural. If your language uses different forms of “you” depending on the number of people addressed, use a dual or plural form here.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַל־הָ⁠אָבְנָ֑יִם

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,birthstool

Women sat on this short stool as they gave birth. Therefore, it was associated with birth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “in the birthing process”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

אִם־בֵּ֥ן הוּא֙ וַ⁠הֲמִתֶּ֣ן אֹת֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠אִם־בַּ֥ת הִ֖יא וָ⁠חָֽיָה

if son he/it and,kill DOM=him/it and=if daughter_of she/it and,live

These two statements are hypothetical conditions (starting at if) with instructions for what the midwives should do in each situation (starting at then). Use a natural form in your language for hypothetical situations connected to instructions.

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