Exodus 1:16

Conservative English Version

He told them, "If a Hebrew woman gives birth to a girl, let the child live. If the baby is a boy, kill him!"

Cross References

Psalm 105:25

They served the LORD, and he made the Egyptians plan hateful things against them.

Exodus 1:15

Finally, the king called in Shiphrah and Puah, the two women who helped the Hebrew mothers when they gave birth.

Exodus 1:22

until finally, the king gave a command to everyone in the nation, "As soon as a Hebrew boy is born, throw him into the Nile River! But you can let the girls live."

Matthew 21:38

But when they saw the man's son, they said, "Someday he will own the vineyard. Let's kill him! Then we can have it all for ourselves."

Acts 7:19

He tricked our ancestors and was cruel to them. He even made them leave their babies outside, so they would die.

Hebrews 11:23

Because Moses' parents had faith, they kept him hidden until he was three months old. They saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king's orders.

Revelation 12:4

With its tail, it dragged a third of the stars from the sky and threw them down to the earth. Then the dragon turned toward the woman, because it wanted to eat her child as soon as it was born.