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Summary

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.

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Bible References

Then ye shall

Exodus 1:22
Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "All sons that are born you must throw into the river, but all daughters you may let live."
Matthew 21:38
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'
Revelation 12:4
Now the dragon's tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.

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Deuteronomy 26:6
But the Egyptians mistreated and oppressed us, forcing us to do burdensome labor.

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