At the end of two years Pharaoh had a dream: he was standing beside the Nile,
Exodus 1:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Pharaoh then commanded all his people, ‘You must throw every son born to the Hebrews into the Nile, but let every daughter live.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
At the end of two years Pharaoh had a dream: he was standing beside the Nile,
‘When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them as they deliver. If the child is a son, kill him, but if it’s a daughter, she may live.’
opened it, and saw him, the child #– #and there he was, a little boy, crying. She felt sorry for him and said, ‘This is one of the Hebrew boys.’
For they can’t sleep unless they have done what is evil; they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
He dealt deceitfully with our race and oppressed our ancestors by making them abandon their infants outside so that they wouldn’t survive.
By faith Moses, after he was born, was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they didn’t fear the king’s edict.