Exodus 1:22

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Summary

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Every son

General references

Deuteronomy 26:6

Proverbs 14:28

Bible References

Every son

"When you assist the Hebrew women in childbirth, observe at the delivery: If it is a son, kill him, but if it is a daughter, she may live."

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over Egypt's waters -- over their rivers, over their canals, over their ponds, and over all their reservoirs -- so that it becomes blood.' There will be blood everywhere in the land of Egypt, even in wooden and stone containers."

He caused them to hate his people, and to mistreat his servants.

for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood.

For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

This was the one who exploited our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.

General references

But the Egyptians mistreated and oppressed us, forcing us to do burdensome labor.

A king's glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.