Then Pharaohcommandedallhis people,saying,"Everysonwho is bornyou are to castinto the Nile,and everydaughteryou are to keepalive."
Now it happenedat the endof two fullyearsthat Pharaohhada dream,and behold,he was standingby the Nile.
He turnedtheir heartto hateHis people,To dealcraftilywith His servants.
and he said,"When you are helping the Hebrewwomento givebirthand see[them] upon the birthstool,ifit is a son,then you shall puthim to death;but ifit is a daughter,then she shall live."
When she opened[it], she sawthe child,and behold,[the] boywas crying.And she hadpityon him and said,"Thisis oneof the Hebrews'children."
For their feetrunto evilAnd they hastento shedblood.
Wrathis fierceand angeris a flood,But whocan standbeforejealousy?
For they cannotsleepunlessthey doevil;And they are robbedof sleepunlessthey make [someone] stumble.
"It was he who took shrewd advantageof our raceand mistreatedour fathersso that they would exposetheir infantsand they would not survive.
By faithMoses,when he was born,was hiddenfor three monthsby his parents,becausethey sawhe was a beautifulchild;and they were not afraidof the king'sedict.
