Exodus 1:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.

Cross References

Psalm 105:25

Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.

Exodus 1:15

And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew women who gave help at the time of childbirth the name of the one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah,

Exodus 1:22

And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.

Matthew 21:38

But when the workmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death and take his heritage.

Acts 7:19

He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.

Hebrews 11:23

By faith Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a fair child; and they had no fear of the king's orders.

Revelation 12:4

And his tail was pulling a third part of the stars of heaven down to the earth, and the dragon took his place before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when the birth had taken place he might put an end to her child.