15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
Exodus 1:15
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Exodus 1:18–20
18 So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?” 19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives…
Exodus 1:7–9
7 but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them. 8 Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. 9 “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have…
Exodus 2:7–9
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” 8 “Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother. 9 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nu…
Exodus 12:1–2
1 Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.
Book of Jubilees 47:6–8
6 And she took thee out of the ark, and she had compassion on thee. (JUB) 7 And thy sister said unto her: 'Shall I go and call unto thee one of the Hebrew women to nurse and suckle this babe for thee?' (JUB) 8 And she said <unto her>: 'Go.' And she went and called thy mother Joc… (JUB)
Exodus 6:26–28
26 It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.” 27 Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. 28 Now on the day that the LORD s…
Acts 7:17–19
17 As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number. 18 Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt. 19 He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their i…
Exodus 5:14–16
14 Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?” 15 So the Israelite foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why are you… 16 …
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