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16 And he said, “When you? cause the Hebrewesses to give birth and you? see them on the birthstools, if he is a son, then you? shall kill him; but if she is a daughter, then she shall live.” 17 And the midwives feared God and they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded to them. And the male children they kept alive. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, “Why have you? done this thing and kept alive the male children?” 19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrewesses are not like the Egyptian women, for they are lively; and before the midwife comes to them, they have given birth.” 20 And God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and they grew mighty exceedingly. 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that He provided for them houses. 22 And Pharaoh commanded to all his people, saying, “Every son born to the Hebrews you? shall cast him into the River, and every daughter you? shall let live.” Exodus 1:16-22, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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