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LXX

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.
World English Bible

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