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Exodus 1:17

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 17 However, the midwives feared the true God, and they did not do what the king of Egypt told them. Instead, they would keep the male children alive.+

Exodus 1:17

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 17 However, the midwives feared the [true] God,+ and they did not do as the king of Egypt had spoken to them,+ but they would preserve the male children alive.+

Exodus 1:17

The Bible in Living English
- 17 but the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt told them, but spared the children’s lives.

Exodus 1:17

American Standard Version
- 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

Exodus 1:17

The Emphasized Bible
- 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt spake unto them,—but suffered the male children to live.

Exodus 1:17

King James Version
- 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.