Exodus 1:18

NETBible

Then the king of Egypt summoned 1  the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this and let the boys live?” 2 

NIV ©

Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?"

NASB ©

So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and let the boys live?"

NLT ©

Then the king called for the midwives. "Why have you done this?" he demanded. "Why have you allowed the boys to live?"

MSG ©

The king of Egypt called in the midwives. "Why didn't you obey my orders? You've let those babies live!"

BBE ©

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?

NRSV ©

So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this, and allowed the boys to live?"

NKJV ©

So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and saved the male children alive?"

KJV
And the king
<04428>
of Egypt
<04714>
called
<07121> (8799)
for the midwives
<03205> (8764)_,
and said
<0559> (8799)
unto them, Why
<04069>
have ye done
<06213> (8804)
this thing
<01697>_,
and have saved
<02421> (0)
the men children
<03206>
alive
<02421> (8762)_?
NASB ©
So the king
<4428>
of Egypt
<4714>
called
<7121>
for the midwives
<3205>
and said
<559>
to them, "Why
<4069>
have you done
<6213>
this
<2088>
thing
<1697>
, and let the boys
<3206>
live
<2421>
?"
LXXM
ekalesen
<2564> 
V-AAI-3S
de
<1161> 
PRT
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
basileuv
<935> 
N-NSM
aiguptou
<125> 
N-GSF
tav
<3588> 
T-APF
maiav {N-APF} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eipen {V-AAI-3S} autaiv
<846> 
D-DPF
ti
<5100> 
I-ASN
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
epoihsate
<4160> 
V-AAI-2P
to
<3588> 
T-ASN
pragma
<4229> 
N-ASN
touto
<3778> 
D-ASN
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ezwogoneite
<2225> 
V-IAI-2P
ta
<3588> 
T-APN
arsena {A-APN}
NET [draft] ITL
Then the king
<04428>
of Egypt
<04714>
summoned
<07121>
the midwives
<03205>
and said
<0559>
to them, “Why
<04069>
have you done
<06213>
this
<02088>
and let the boys
<03206>
live
<02421>
?”
HEBREW
Mydlyh
<03206>
ta
<0853>
Nyyxtw
<02421>
hzh
<02088>
rbdh
<01697>
Ntyve
<06213>
ewdm
<04069>
Nhl
<0>
rmayw
<0559>
tdlyml
<03205>
Myrum
<04714>
Klm
<04428>
arqyw (1:18)
<07121>
NETBible

Then the king of Egypt summoned 1  the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this and let the boys live?” 2 

NET Notes

1 tn The verb קָרָא (qara’) followed by the lamed (ל) preposition has here the nuance of “summon.” The same construction is used later when Pharaoh summons Moses.

2 tn The second verb in Pharaoh’s speech is a preterite with a vav (ו) consecutive. It may indicate a simple sequence: “Why have you done…and (so that you) let live?” It could also indicate that this is a second question, “Why have you done …[why] have you let live?”