Exodus 1:16

He said, "When you help the Hebrew women give birth, watch them on the birthing stools. If the baby is a boy, kill him. But if it is a girl, let her live."

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Previous · Exodus 1:15The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives. Their names were Shiphrah and Puah. Next · Exodus 1:17But the midwives feared God. They did not do what the king of Egypt told them. They let the boys live.