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Exodus 1:21-22
New King James Version
Exodus 1:21-22
New King James Version
21 And so it was, because the midwives feared God, (A)that He [a]provided households for them.
22 So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, (B)“Every son who is [b]born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
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- Exodus 1:21 gave them families
- Exodus 1:22 Sam., LXX, Tg. add to the Hebrews
Exodus 1:21-22
English Standard Version
Exodus 1:21-22
English Standard Version
21 And because the midwives feared God, (A)he gave them families. 22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, (B)“Every son that is born to the Hebrews[a] you shall cast into (C)the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live.”
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- Exodus 1:22 Samaritan, Septuagint, Targum; Hebrew lacks to the Hebrews
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