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And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

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“The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women,” the midwives replied. “They are more vigorous and have their babies so quickly that we cannot get there in time.”

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highlighted Exodus 1:17 NLT

But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.

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highlighted Exodus 1:16 NLT

“When you help the Hebrew women as they give birth, watch as they deliver. If the baby is a boy, kill him; if it is a girl, let her live.”

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highlighted Exodus 1:15 NLT

Then Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, gave this order to the Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah:

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highlighted Exodus 1:13 NLT

So the Egyptians worked the people of Israel without mercy.

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highlighted Exodus 1:12 NLT

But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites multiplied and spread, and the more alarmed the Egyptians became.

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highlighted Exodus 1:9-10 NLT

He said to his people, “Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are.

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highlighted Exodus 1:8 NLT

Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done.

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highlighted Exodus 1:7 NLT

But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land.

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