1 Now these [are] the names of the children of Israel , which came into Egypt ; every man and his household came with Jacob  2 Reuben , Simeon , Levi , and Judah  3 Issachar , Zebulun , and Benjamin  4 Dan , and Naphtali , Gad , and Asher  5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls : for Joseph was in Egypt  6 And Joseph died , and all his brothers , and all that generation  7 And the children of Israel were fruitful , and increased abundantly , and multiplied , and grew exceedingly  mighty ; and the land was filled  8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt , which knew not Joseph  9 And he said to his people , See, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier  10 Come on , let us deal wisely with them; in case they multiply , and it come to pass, that, when there falls out any war , they join also to our enemies , and fight against us, and [so] get them up out of the land  11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters  to afflict them with their burdens . And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities , Pithom and Raamses  12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew . And they were grieved because of the children of Israel  13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour  14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage , in morter , and in brick , and in all manner of service in the field : all their service , in which they made them serve , [was] with rigour  15 And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives , of which the name of the one [was] Shiphrah , and the name of the other Puah  16 And he said , When you do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women , and see [them] on the stools ; if it [be] a son , then you will kill him: but if it [be] a daughter , then she will live  17 But the midwives feared God , and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive  18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives , and said to them, Why have you done this thing , and have saved the men children alive  19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh , Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women ; for they [are] lively , and are delivered ere the midwives come in  20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives : and the people multiplied , and grew very mighty  21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God , that he made them houses  22 And Pharaoh charged all his people , saying , Every son that is born you will cast into the river , and every daughter you will save alive