Exodus 1:16

New Century Version

“When you are helping the Hebrew women give birth to their babies, watch! If the baby is a girl, let her live, but if it is a boy, kill him!”

Cross References

Psalm 105:25

He caused the Egyptians to hate his people and to make plans against his servants.

Exodus 1:15

Two Hebrew nurses, named Shiphrah and Puah, helped the Israelite women give birth to their babies. The king of Egypt said to the nurses,

Exodus 1:22

So the king commanded all his people, “Every time a boy is born to the Hebrews, you must throw him into the Nile River, but let all the girl babies live.”

Matthew 21:38

But when the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This son will inherit the vineyard. If we kill him, it will be ours!’

Acts 7:19

This king tricked our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to leave their babies outside to die.

Hebrews 11:23

It was by faith that Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born. They saw that Moses was a beautiful baby, and they were not afraid to disobey the king’s order.

Revelation 12:4

His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and threw them down to the earth. He stood in front of the woman who was ready to give birth so he could eat her baby as soon as it was born.