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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.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יְלָדִים֙
yldym
noun · 89×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַדּ֖וּעַ
mdv'
adverb · 71×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×

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?