1Now these are the names of the sons…
2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
5All the souls who came out of Jacob’s…
6Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and…
7The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased…
8Now there arose a new king over Egypt,…
9He said to his people, “Behold, the people…
10Come, let’s deal wisely with them, lest they…
11Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict…
12But the more they afflicted them, the more…
13The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel…
14and they made their lives bitter with hard…
15The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew…
16and he said, “When you perform the duty…
17But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do…
18The king of Egypt called for the midwives,…
19The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew…
20God dealt well with the midwives, and the…
21Because the midwives feared God, he gave them…
22Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “You shall…
