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The king gives his command while the two midwives listen.
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Exodus 1:16

A Cruel Command

A family becomes a people · Exodus 1

Story guide: The king orders the midwives to kill newborn sons and let daughters live.

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16And he said, “When you help the Hebrew women give birth and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”

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