埃及王召了收生婆来，说：“你们为什么做这事，存留男孩的性命呢？”

埃及王召了接生婆来，对她们说：“你们为什么做这事，让男孩活着呢？”

埃及王召了接生婆来，对她们说：“你们为什么做这事，让男孩活着呢？”

埃及王召见那两个接生婆，质问她们：“你们为什么这样做？为什么让男婴活着？”

于是，埃及王把接生妇叫了来，对她们说：“你们为什么作这事，让男孩活着呢？”

埃及王召了收生婆來，說：「你們為甚麼做這事，存留男孩的性命呢？」

埃及王召了接生婆來，對她們說：「你們為甚麼做這事，讓男孩活着呢？」

埃及王召了接生婆來，對她們說：「你們為甚麼做這事，讓男孩活着呢？」

埃及王召見那兩個接生婆，質問她們：「你們為什麼這樣做？為什麼讓男嬰活著？」

於是，埃及王把接生婦叫了來，對她們說：“你們為甚麼作這事，讓男孩活著呢？”

埃及王就把助產婦叫來，對她們說：『你們為甚麼這樣讓男孩子活着呢？』

王召之曰、存男奚為、

王召收生者曰、爾不從命、存男奚為。

伊及王召收生者曰、爾如是以行、存男何為、

Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them,“ Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”

Then the king of Egypt sent for the women. He asked them,“ Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”

So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them,“ Why have you done this, and let the male children live?”

So the king of Egypt called for the midwives.“ Why have you done this?” he demanded.“ Why have you allowed the boys to live?”

So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them,“ Why have you done this and let the boys live?”

So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them,“ Why have you done this thing, and let the boys live?”

So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them,“ Why have you done this thing, and saved the male children alive?”

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men- children alive?

So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them,“ Why have you done this and let the boys live?”

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them,“ Why have you done this and let the boys live?”

The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them,“ Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

Absalom ordered his men,“ Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you,‘ Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.” (niv)

Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him,“ What are you doing?” (niv)