Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, "All the men children that are born, cast into the river; and save the maid children alive."

Notwithstanding, the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them: but saved the men children.

Then the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said unto them, "Why have ye dealt on this manner and have saved the men children?"

"Three times in a year shall all thy men children appear before the Lord Jehovah.

Thrice in a year shall all your men children appear before the Lord Jehovah, God of Israel:

Then Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, "Take this child away and nurse it for me, and I will reward thee for thy labour." And the woman took the child and nursed it up.

"When men strive and smite a woman with child so that her fruit depart from her and yet no misfortune followeth: then shall he be amerced, according as the woman's husband will lay to his charge, and he shall pay as the daysmen appoint him.

and keepest mercy in store for thousands, and forgivest wickedness, trespass and sin - for there is no man innocent before thee - and visitest the wickedness of the fathers upon the children and upon children's children, even unto the third and fourth generation."

And when she had opened it she saw the child, and behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on it and said, "It is one of the Hebrew's children."