Catholic Public Domain Version
"And summoning them, the king said, “What did you intend to do, so that you would save the boys?” "
— Exodus 1:18, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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?”
“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? ”
“The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?"”
“Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them,“Why have you done this and let the boys live?””
“And the king called for them and said: What is it that you meant to do, that you would save the men children?”
“And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?”
“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?”
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews, (one of whom one was called Shiphrah, another Puah)
instructing them: “When you will act as a midwife to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery has arrived: if it is male, put it to death; if it is female, retain it.”
But the midwives feared God, and so they did not act according to the precept of the king of Egypt, but they kept the males safe.
And summoning them, the king said, “What did you intend to do, so that you would save the boys?”
They responded: “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. For they themselves have the wisdom of a midwife, and so they give birth before we can come to them.”
Therefore, God acted favorably toward the midwives. And the people increased, and they were strengthened exceedingly.
And because the midwives feared God, he built houses for them.