Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Exodus 1:22 in context
Exodus 1:19–22
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The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
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God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
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Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
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Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
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