Exodus 1
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Exodus 1:15-16

15Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714spaketotheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680midwives,ofwhomthenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasShiphrah,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheotherPuah:
16andhesaidH559,WhenyedotheofficeofamidwifetotheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתha.'iv.ri.YotH5680women,andseeH7200themuponthebirth-stool;ifitbeasonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,thenyeshallkillוַהֲמִתֶּ֣ןva.ha.mi.TenH4191him;butifitbeadaughterבַּ֥תbatH1323,thensheshalllive.
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain