[The Pentateuch]

And he set taskmasters over them, to ke• pe them under with burdens. And they built unto Pharaoh treasure cities: Phiton and Raamses. But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grew: so that they abhorred the children of Israel. And the Egyptians held the children of Israel in bondage without mercy, and made their lives bitter unto them with cruel labour in clay and brick, and all manner work in the fields, and in all manner of service, which they caused them to work cruelly

And he sette taskemasters ouer them, to ke• pe them vnder with burthens. And they bylvnto Pharao treasurecities: Phiton and Raamses. But the more they vexed thē, the moare they multiplied and grewe: so that they abhorred the childrē of Israel. And the Egiptiās helde the childern of Israel in bondage without mercie, and made their lyues bitter vnto them with cruell laboure in claye and bricke, and all maner worke in the feldes, and in all maner of service, which they caused thē to worke cruelly

And the king of Egypt said unto the midwives of the Hebrews women, of which the ones name was Ziphra and the other Pua: when ye midwive the women of the Hebrews and see in the birth time that it is a boy, kill it. But if it be a maid, let it live. Notwithstanding the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them: but saved the men children.

And the kynge of Egipte sayde vnto the mydwiues of the Ebrues women, of which the ones name was Ziphra ād the other Pua: whē ye mydwiue the women of the Ebrues and se in the byrth tyme that it is a boye, kyll it. But yf it be a mayde, let it lyue. Notwithstonding the mydwiues feared God, and dyd not as the kinge of Egipte commaūded them: but saued the menchildern.