1At that time died Hadad the son of Bedad king of Edom, and Samlah from

2In the thirteenth year of the reign of Pharaoh king of Egypt, which was the

3And when he reigned, he drew forth his hosts to go and fight against Zepho

4But he did not engage with him, for the children of Esau prevented him,

5And Pharaoh king of Egypt heard this thing, saying, Samlah king of Edom has

6And when the Egyptians heard this matter, they increased the labor upon the

7So the Egyptians said unto the children of Israel, Hasten and do your work,

8And the children of Israel did the work of the men of Egypt day by day, and

9But as the Egyptians increased the labor upon the children of Israel, so

10And in the hundred and twenty-fifth year of Israel's going down into

11So all the elders of Egypt and its wise men came before the king and bowed

12And all the elders of Egypt and the wise men thereof said unto the king,

13But in proportion to the increase of the labor so do they increase and

14Now therefore our lord and king, the eyes of all Egypt are upon thee to

15And an officer, one of the king's counsellors, whose name was Job, from

16If it please the king, let him hear the counsel of his servant; and the

17And Job spoke before the king, the princes, and before all the elders of

18Behold the counsel of the king which he advised formerly respecting the

19But this is the advice counselled by which you may lessen them, if it

20Behold we have feared war for a long time, and we said, When Israel

21If it please the king, let a royal decree go forth, and let it be written

22And by your doing this, when all the male children of Israel shall have

23And the king sent for the Hebrew midwives to be called, of which the name

24And the midwives came before the king, and stood in his presence.

25And the king said unto them, When you do the office of a midwife to the

26But if you will not do this thing, then will I burn you up and all your

27But the midwives feared God and did not hearken to the king of Egypt nor

28And this thing was told to the king, and he sent and called for the

29And the midwives answered and spoke together before the king, saying.

30Let not the king think that the Hebrew women are as the Egyptian women,

31And Pharaoh heard their words and believed them in this matter, and the

Chapter 66

Pharaoh Decrees that every Male Child born in Israel shall be