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Exodus 1:18

Oppression in Egypt

Exodus 1:18

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

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Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

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Exodus 1:19

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.