The midwives said to Pharaoh,“ Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”

收生婆对法老说：“因为希伯来妇人与埃及妇人不同；希伯来妇人本是健壮的，收生婆还没有到，她们已经生产了。”

接生婆对法老说：“因为希伯来妇人与埃及妇人不同；希伯来妇人健壮，接生婆还没有到，她们已经生产了。”

接生婆对法老说：“因为希伯来妇人与埃及妇人不同；希伯来妇人健壮，接生婆还没有到，她们已经生产了。”

她们回答说：“因为希伯来妇女跟埃及妇女不同。她们身体强健，我们还没有赶到，婴儿就生下来了。”

接生妇回答法老：“希伯来妇人与埃及妇人不同；她们很有活力，接生妇还没有来到，她们已经生产了。”

收生婆對法老說：「因為希伯來婦人與埃及婦人不同；希伯來婦人本是健壯的，收生婆還沒有到，她們已經生產了。」

接生婆對法老說：「因為希伯來婦人與埃及婦人不同；希伯來婦人健壯，接生婆還沒有到，她們已經生產了。」

接生婆對法老說：「因為希伯來婦人與埃及婦人不同；希伯來婦人健壯，接生婆還沒有到，她們已經生產了。」

她們回答說：「因為希伯來婦女跟埃及婦女不同。她們身體強健，我們還沒有趕到，嬰兒就生下來了。」

接生婦回答法老：“希伯來婦人與埃及婦人不同；她們很有活力，接生婦還沒有來到，她們已經生產了。”

助產婦對法老說：『因為希伯來婦人跟埃及婦人不同：她們滿有活力；助產婦還沒來到以前，她們已經生產了。』

對曰、希伯來婦健捷、與埃及婦不同、收生者未至、而子已產矣、

對曰、希百來婦甚健、收生者未至、子已產矣、與埃及婦異、

收生者告法老曰、希伯來婦甚健、與伊及婦異、收生者未至、子已產矣、

The midwives answered Pharaoh,“ Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”

The women answered Pharaoh,“ Hebrew women are not like the women of Egypt. They are strong. They have their babies before we get there.”

“ The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women,” the midwives replied.“ They are more vigorous and have their babies so quickly that we cannot get there in time.”

The midwives said to Pharaoh,“ The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them.”

The midwives said to Pharaoh,“ Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them.”

And the midwives said to Pharaoh,“ Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are lively and give birth before the midwives come to them.”

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.

The midwives said to Pharaoh,“ The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife can get to them.”

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women[ are] not as the Egyptian women; for they[ are] lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

The midwives said to Pharaoh,“ Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women– for the Hebrew women are vigorous; they give birth before the midwife gets to them!”

The midwives said to Pharaoh,“ Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”

And David said to Ahimelech the priest,“ The king has charged me with a matter and said to me,‘ Let no one know anything of the matter about which I send you, and with which I have charged you.’ I have made an appointment with the young men for such and such a place.

But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. And she said,“ True, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.And when the gate was about to be closed at dark, the men went out. I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them.”But she had brought them up to the roof and hid them with the stalks of flax that she had laid in order on the roof.So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out.Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roofand said to the men,“ I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction.And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the Lord your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure signthat you will save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death.”And the men said to her,“ Our life for yours even to death! If you do not tell this business of ours, then when the Lord gives us the land we will deal kindly and faithfully with you.”Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she lived in the wall.And she said to them,“ Go into the hills, or the pursuers will encounter you, and hide there three days until the pursuers have returned. Then afterward you may go your way.”The men said to her,“ We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear.Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household.Then if anyone goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we shall be guiltless. But if a hand is laid on anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head.But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear.”And she said,“ According to your words, so be it.” Then she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window.They departed and went into the hills and remained there three days until the pursuers returned, and the pursuers searched all along the way and found nothing.Then the two men returned. They came down from the hills and passed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and they told him all that had happened to them.And they said to Joshua,“ Truly the Lord has given all the land into our hands. And also, all the inhabitants of the land melt away because of us.”

And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known of it.When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they said,“ Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And the woman said to them,“ They have gone over the brook of water.” And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.