Exodus 1:18

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

biblegateway Exo 1:18

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

biblegateway Exo 1:18

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

biblegateway Exo 1:18

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

biblegateway Exo 1:18

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

SABDAweb Exo 1:18

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?

bibleoremus Exo 1:18

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

biblegateway Exo 1:18

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?"

biblegateway Exo 1:18

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

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?”