Exodus 1:18
And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
KJV
Quibus ad se accersitis, rex ait : Quidnam est hoc quod facere voluistis, ut pueros servaretis ?
Vulgate
ἐκάλεσεν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου τὰς μαίας καὶ εἶπεν αὐταῖς Τί ὅτι ἐποιήσατε τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο καὶ ἐζωογονεῖτε τὰ ἄρσενα;
LXX
And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?
ASV
וַ/יִּקְרָ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לַֽ/מְיַלְּדֹ֔ת וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לָ/הֶ֔ן מַדּ֥וּעַ עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֑ה וַ/תְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ אֶת הַ/יְלָדִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eccl 8:4 — Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?