“ 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.”

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 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.”

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.”

“ The king has sent me on a private matter,” David said.“ He told me not to tell anyone why I am here. I have told my men where to meet me later.

Rahab had hidden the two men, but she replied,“ Yes, the men were here earlier, but I didn’t know where they were from.They left the town at dusk, as the gates were about to close. I don’t know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them.”( Actually, she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them beneath bundles of flax she had laid out.)So the king’s men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king’s men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut.Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them.“ I know the Lord has given you this land,” she told them.“ We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.For we have heard how the Lord made a dry path for you through the Red Sea when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed.No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the Lord your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.“ Now swear to me by the Lord that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee thatwhen Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families.”“ We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety,” the men agreed.“ If you don’t betray us, we will keep our promise and be kind to you when the Lord gives us the land.”Then, since Rahab’s house was built into the town wall, she let them down by a rope through the window.“ Escape to the hill country,” she told them.“ Hide there for three days from the men searching for you. Then, when they have returned, you can go on your way.”Before they left, the men told her,“ We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions.When we come into the land, you must leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window through which you let us down. And all your family members— your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives— must be here inside the house.If they go out into the street and are killed, it will not be our fault. But if anyone lays a hand on people inside this house, we will accept the responsibility for their death.If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way.”“ I accept your terms,” she replied. And she sent them on their way, leaving the scarlet rope hanging from the window.The spies went up into the hill country and stayed there three days. The men who were chasing them searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned without success.Then the two spies came down from the hill country, crossed the Jordan River, and reported to Joshua all that had happened to them.“ The Lord has given us the whole land,” they said,“ for all the people in the land are terrified of us.”

The man’s wife put a cloth over the top of the well and scattered grain on it to dry in the sun; so no one suspected they were there.When Absalom’s men arrived, they asked her,“ Have you seen Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied,“ They were here, but they crossed over the brook.” Absalom’s men looked for them without success and returned to Jerusalem.