Parallel EXO 1:19

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BSB § The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEB The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”

NET The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women – for the Hebrew women are vigorous; they give birth before the midwife gets to them!”

LSV And the midwives say to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women, for they [are] lively; before the midwife comes to them—they have borne!”

FBV “Hebrew women aren't like Egyptian women,” the midwives told Pharaoh. “They give birth more easily—they have them before we midwives arrive.”

T4T One of the midwives replied to the king, “You need to realize that the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. The Hebrew women are very strong/healthy. They give birth to their babies before we can get to them to help them.”

LEB And the midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, because they are vigorous; before the midwife comes to them, they have given birth.”

BBE And they said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are strong, and the birth takes place before we come to them.

MOF No MOF EXO book available

JPS 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 midwife come unto them.'

ASV 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 midwife come unto them.

DRA They answered: The Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they themselves are skillful in the office of a midwife; and they are delivered before we come to them.

YLT And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, 'Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women, for they [are] lively; before the midwife cometh in unto them — they have borne!'

DBY And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian; for they are strong, and they have borne before the midwife comes to them.

RV 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 midwife come unto them.

WBS 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 midwife come unto them.

KJB 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.

BB And the mydwyfes aunswered Pharao: that ye Hebrues women are not as the women of Egypt: for they are more liuely women, and are deliuered yer the mydwyfes come at them.
  (And the mydwyfes answered Pharao: that ye/you_all Hebrews women are not as the women of Egypt: for they are more liuely women, and are delivered yer the mydwyfes come at them.)

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

CB The mydwyues answered Pharao: The wemen of the Hebrues are not as the wemen of Egipte, for they are sturdy wemen: or euer the mydwyues come at them, they are delyuered.
  (The mydwyues answered Pharao: The women of the Hebrews are not as the women of Egypt, for they are sturdy women: or ever the mydwyues come at them, they are delivered.)

WYC Whiche answeriden, Ebrew wymmen ben not as the wymmen of Egipt, for thei han kunnyng of the craft of medewijf, and childen bifore that we comen to hem.
  (Which answeredn, Ebrew women been not as the women of Egypt, for they have cunning/knowledge of the craft of medewijf, and childen before that we comen to them.)

LUT Die Wehmütter antworteten Pharao: Die ebräischen Weiber sind nicht wie die ägyptischen, denn sie sind harte Weiber; ehe die Wehmutter zu ihnen kommt, haben sie geboren.
  (The Wehmütter antworteten Pharao: The ebräischen women are not like the ägyptischen, because they/she/them are harte women; before the Wehmutter to ihnen kommt, have they/she/them geboren.)

CLV Quæ responderunt: Non sunt Hebreæ sicut ægyptiæ mulieres: ipsæ enim obstetricandi habent scientiam, et priusquam veniamus ad eas, pariunt.
  (Quæ responderunt: Non are Hebreæ sicut ægyptiæ mulieres: ipsæ because obstetricandi habent scientiam, and priusquam veniamus to eas, pariunt.)

BRN And the midwives said to Pharao, The Hebrew women are not as the women of Egypt, for they are delivered before the midwives go in to them. So they bore children.

BrLXX Εἶπαν δὲ αἱ μαῖαι τῷ Φαραῷ, οὐχ ὡς γυναῖκες Αἰγύπτου αἱ Ἐβραῖαι· τίκτουσι γὰρ πρὶν ἢ εἰσελθεῖν πρὸς αὐτὰς τὰς μαίας· καὶ ἔτικτον.
  (Eipan de hai maiai tōi Faraōi, ouⱪ hōs gunaikes Aiguptou hai Ebraiai; tiktousi gar prin aʸ eiselthein pros autas tas maias; kai etikton.)