Exodus 1:16

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“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.”

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

and he said, “When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool; if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”

World English Bible (WEB)

And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, When ye do the office of a midwife{H3205}{(H8763)} to the Hebrew women{H5680}, and see{H7200}{(H8804)} them upon the stools{H70}; if it be a son{H1121}, then ye shall kill{H4191}{(H8689)} him: but if it be a daughter{H1323}, then she shall live{H2425}{(H8804)}.

Strong's King James

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The F.O.G Paraphrase

and saith, ‘When ye cause the Hebrew women to bear, and have looked on the children; if it is a son—then ye have put him to death; and if it is a daughter—then she hath lived.’

Young's Literal Translation

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Exodus 1:16

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