After two years, Pharaoh saw a dream. He thought himself to be standing above a river,
Exodus 1:22 - 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." 更多版本King 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.” 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. English Standard Version 2016 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, “Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live.” |
After two years, Pharaoh saw a dream. He thought himself to be standing above a river,
instructing them: "When you will act as a midwife to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery has arrived: if it is male, put it to death; if it is female, retain it."
she opened it; and realizing that within it was a little one crying, she took pity on him, and she said: "This is one of the infants of the Hebrews."
Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?
For they do not sleep, unless they have done evil. And their sleep is quickly taken away from them, unless they have overthrown.
This one, encompassing our kindred, afflicted our fathers, so that they would expose their infants, lest they be kept alive.
By faith, Moses, after being born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they had seen that he was a graceful infant, and they did not fear the king's edict.