Exodus 1:14-16

¹⁴and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.

¹⁵Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

¹⁶“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”

— Exodus 1:14-16

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Cross References for Exodus 1:14-16

• Acts 7:19
• Numbers 20:15
• Exodus 1:22
• Exodus 6:9
• Exodus 2:23
• Psalm 81:6
• Isaiah 58:6
• Acts 7:34
• Ruth 1:20
• Leviticus 25:53

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