Exodus 1:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, “Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall throw into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son born [to the Hebrews] you shall cast into the river [Nile], but every daughter you shall allow to live.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

Then Pharaoh gave an order to all his people: “Throw every baby boy born to the Hebrews into the Nile River, but you can let all the girls live.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, Pharaoh instructed all his people, saying: "Whatever will be born of the male sex, cast it into the river; whatever will be born of the female sex, retain it."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Pharao therefore charged all his people, saying: Whatsoever shall be born of the male sex, ye shall cast into the river: whatsoever of the female, ye shall save alive.

Exodus 1:22 Cross References

Genesis 41:1

After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile,

Psalm 105:25

whose hearts he then turned to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.

Exodus 1:16

“When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.”

Exodus 2:6

When she opened it, she saw the child. He was crying, and she took pity on him. “This must be one of the Hebrews’ children,” she said.

Proverbs 1:16

for their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed blood.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?

Proverbs 4:16

For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.

Acts 7:19

He dealt craftily with our people and forced our ancestors to abandon their infants so that they would die.

Hebrews 11:23

By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after his birth, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.