Exodus 1:22

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Whatever male child shall be born to the Hebrews, cast into the river; and every female, save it alive.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

21And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:1And it came to pass after two full years that Pharaoh had a dream. He thought he stood upon the bank of the river.

Exodus 2:6And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping in the ark: and the daughter of Pharaoh had compassion on it, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.

Psalms 105:25And they murmured in their tents: 1 They hearkened not to the voice of the Lord. 1

Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: 1 Their sleep is taken away, and they rest not. 1

Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:16-22

15 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: 16 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. 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done… Read the whole commentary →

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