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15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, 16 “ When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them as they deliver. If the child is a son, kill him, but if it’s a daughter, she may live.” 17 The Hebrew midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. 18 So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “ Why have you done this and let the boys live? ” 19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, “ The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife can get to them.” 20 So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous. Exodus 1:15-21, HCSB with Strong's. Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.
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