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Exodus 1:16

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And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see [them] upon the stools; if it [be] a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it [be] a daughter, then she shall live.

And he said {H559}, When ye do the office of a midwife {H3205} to the Hebrew women {H5680}, and see {H7200} them upon the stools {H70}; if it be a son {H1121}, then ye shall kill {H4191} him: but if it be a daughter {H1323}, then she shall live {H2425}.

"When you attend the Hebrew women and see them giving birth," he said, "if it's a boy, kill him; but if it's a girl, let her live."

“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”

and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 1:22 (5 votes)

    And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

  • Matthew 21:38 (2 votes)

    But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

  • Revelation 12:4 (0 votes)

    And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.