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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויאמר מלך מצרים למילדת העברית אשר שם האחת שפרה ושם השנית פועה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyAmr mlk mTSrym lmyldt h`bryt ASHr SHm hAKHt SHprh vSHm hSHnyt pv`h

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
dixit autem rex Aegypti obsetricibus Hebraeorum quarum una vocabatur Sephra altera Phua

King James Variants
American King James Version   
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:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
Authorized (King James) Version   
And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
New King James Version   
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah;
21st Century King James Version   
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
Darby Bible Translation   
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other was Puah --
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua,
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
God's Word   
Then the king of Egypt told the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, "
International Standard Version   
Later, the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah.
NET Bible   
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
New American Standard Bible   
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other was named Puah;
New International Version   
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
New Living Translation   
Then Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, gave this order to the Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah:
Webster's Bible Translation   
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives (of which the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:)
The World English Bible   
The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,
EasyEnglish Bible   
There were two Israelite women who helped the other women when they were giving birth. These two women were called Shiphrah and Puah. The king of Egypt said to them,
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And the king of Egypt speaketh to the midwives, the Hebrewesses, (of whom the name of the one [is] Shiphrah, and the name of the second Puah),
New Life Version   
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew nurses. The name of one was Shiphrah. The name of the other was Puah.
The Voice Bible   
Pharaoh, Egypt’s king, called for some of the Hebrew midwives. Their names were Shiphrah and Puah.
Living Bible   
Then Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, instructed the Hebrew midwives (their names were Shiphrah and Puah) to kill all Hebrew boys as soon as they were born, but to let the girls live.
New Catholic Bible   
The king of Egypt said to the midwives of the Hebrews, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other named Puah,
Legacy Standard Bible   
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other was named Puah;
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and another named Puah;
Christian Standard Bible   
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives—the first, whose name was Shiphrah, and the second, whose name was Puah—
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, of whom one was named Shiprah and the other Puah,
New Century Version   
Two Hebrew nurses, named Shiphrah and Puah, helped the Israelite women give birth to their babies. The king of Egypt said to the nurses,
The Message   
The king of Egypt had a talk with the two Hebrew midwives; one was named Shiphrah and the other Puah. He said, “When you deliver the Hebrew women, look at the sex of the baby. If it’s a boy, kill him; if it’s a girl, let her live.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
The king of Egypt also spoke to the Hebrew midwives. One of them was named Shiphrah and the other Puah.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
Good News Translation®   
Then the king of Egypt spoke to Shiphrah and Puah, the two midwives who helped the Hebrew women.
Wycliffe Bible   
Forsooth the king of Egypt said to the midwives of (the) Hebrews, of which one was called Shiphrah, [and] the tother Puah;
Contemporary English Version   
Finally, the king called in Shiphrah and Puah, the two women who helped the Hebrew mothers when they gave birth.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiph′rah and the other Pu′ah,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
Common English Bible © 2011   
The king of Egypt spoke to two Hebrew midwives named Shiphrah and Puah:
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah (beauty) and the other named Puah (splendor),
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
The king of Egypt told the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was called Shiphrah and the other Puah,
New American Standard Bible   
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah, and the other was named Puah;
The Expanded Bible   
Two Hebrew ·nurses [midwives] named Shiphrah and Puah were told by the king [C not the Pharaoh of 1:8; perhaps fifteenth or thirteenth century bc—if the latter, probably Rameses],
Tree of Life Version   
Moreover the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
Revised Standard Version   
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiph′rah and the other Pu′ah,
New International Reader's Version   
There were two Hebrew women named Shiphrah and Puah. They helped other women having babies. The king of Egypt spoke to them. He said,
BRG Bible   
And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
Complete Jewish Bible   
Moreover, the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was called Shifrah and the other Pu‘ah.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And Melech Mitzrayim spoke to the meyalledot HaIvriyyot (Hebrew midwives), of which the shem of the one was Shiphrah, and of the other Puah;
Names of God Bible   
Then the king of Egypt told the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
Modern English Version   
The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,
Easy-to-Read Version   
There were two Hebrew nurses who helped the Israelite women give birth. They were named Shiphrah and Puah. The king of Egypt said to the nurses,
International Children’s Bible   
There were two Hebrew nurses named Shiphrah and Puah. These nurses helped the Israelite women give birth to their babies. The king of Egypt said to the nurses,
Lexham English Bible   
And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives—of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah and the name of the second was Puah—
New International Version - UK   
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,